Being ready for the next Uber: can local government reinvent itself?
Cohen, T. 2018. Being ready for the next Uber: can local government reinvent itself? European Transport Research Review. 10 57. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-018-0330-8
| Title | Being ready for the next Uber: can local government reinvent itself? |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Cohen, T. |
| Abstract | The history of Uber’s interaction with local and national governments is surveyed to provide a case study for the wider issue of the governance of private-sector involvement, technological innovation and disruption in the mobility sector. Uber’s tenacious and highly competitive approach to building markets is identified as a significant challenge to authorities and the limited power they have over Uber (beyond simply refusing access) is acknowledged. Uber’s entry into the delivery of statutory services is identified as a particularly striking development. The case of Uber provides useful insights concerning technological innovation and disruption, but more important is the company’s business model. The analysis enables some findings concerning how authorities can prepare for the “next” Uber: these include working on preparedness (by conducting futures work, for example); on standing arrangements (such as insisting on an open data model); and on responding to the entry of a challenging provider or service, through the use of experimental legislation. |
| Article number | 57 |
| Journal | European Transport Research Review |
| Journal citation | 10 |
| ISSN | 1867-0717 |
| 1866-8887 | |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-018-0330-8 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 07 Dec 2018 |