Eric SpiegelmanSummary of the New Los Angeles Taxi Reform Measures of 2022Today the Los Angeles City Council passed a taxi industry reform package that was eight years in the making. The text below is a memo I…Feb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022
Eric SpiegelmanOne Way to Put Taxis Back in the Horseshoe at LAXAround the same time that airport officials briefed me on the plan for what came to be called LAXit, an advertising display company began…Feb 17, 2020Feb 17, 2020
Eric SpiegelmanRegulating Taxicab Safety by Algorithm: How to Build a SafetybotBy now you’ve probably heard about “bots,” those little programs that run automated, repetitive and somewhat sophisticated tasks on various…Jul 20, 20162Jul 20, 20162
Eric SpiegelmanGreetings from the Taxibot Future of Los AngelesFriday, April 15th, 2044. I wake up and go about my normal set of morning rituals, which end with me dressed and clean and ready to go to…Apr 15, 2016Apr 15, 2016
Eric SpiegelmanRegulating the Quality (and Equality) of Taxi, Uber and Lyft Service by AlgorithmTwo years ago, a friend of mine received an anonymous tip on a website he edited. The tipster, who claimed to be an Uber driver, alleged…Apr 12, 2016Apr 12, 2016
Eric SpiegelmaninMorning LightRegulating the Safety of Taxicabs and Uber and Lyft Cars by AlgorithmA few months ago I plugged a device called “Automatic” into the diagnostics port hidden under my car’s steering wheel, and it’s been…Mar 1, 2016Mar 1, 2016
Eric Spiegelman10 Reasons Why Los Angeles Should Make Taxi GPS Data PublicTaxi GPS data proved that new bike lanes and added pedestrian spaces improved traffic flow in Manhattan.Aug 17, 2014Aug 17, 2014