Transportation Network Companies (TNCs)

Roger F. Teal

A chapter in Elgar Encyclopedia of Transport and Society, 2025, pp 418-419 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Transportation Network Companies such as Uber have fundamentally altered the transportation market in many cities worldwide, replacing taxis as the primary means of for-hire local travel and causing a sharp decline in taxi usage. TNC technology platforms enable customers to be matched with independent drivers—using their own vehicles—for pickup and delivery at a dynamically specified time for a predetermined price agreed to in advance, using digital payment means. While still restricted by regulations in some countries and cities, they have had transformative impacts wherever permitted. TNCs have stimulated a substantial—and documented—increase in overall for-hire transportation usage.

Keywords: TNCs; Taxis; Ridehailing; Regulation; For-hire transportation; Ridesourcing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035330515
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