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In the policy brief series linked, they do draw a distinction between TNC and ridesharing: > Ridesharing — Ridesharing involves adding passengers to a private

In the policy brief series linked, they do draw a distinction between TNC and ridesharing: > Ridesharing — Ridesharing involves adding passengers to a private trip in which driver and passengers share a destination. Such an arrangement provides additional transportation options for riders while allowing drivers to fill otherwise empty seats in their vehicles. Traditional forms of ridesharing include carpooling and vanpooling. This term is sometimes used to refer to ridesourcing. > Transportation Network Company (TNC) — A company that provides ridesourcing services.

ajkjk 4y ago
They ought to just define the word the way everybody else does. What possible reason could they have not to?
- meheleventyone 4y ago
  To differentiate the things like car pooling from things like Uber.
- DiogenesKynikos 4y ago
  They're using the definition of "ridesharing" that everyone used before Uber came along. Uber branded itself a "ridesharing" app in order to avoid regulations on taxicabs, despite the fact that what Uber does has nothing to do with ridesharing.
- dumpsterlid 4y ago
  I think probably because "ridesharing" is a pleasant word that evokes a nice image of people carpooling together instead of conjuring up exploitative, shit companies like Uber
meltyness 4y ago
In the policy brief, they're - not investigating TNCs, by any reasonable definition, the two companies they target are publicly traded companies - exclusively seeking to criticize ridesharing relative to public transit, or as-yet non-feasible means - not framing things in any conceptual framework, ESG is not a conceptual framework it's a political viewpoint about role of government (in this case literally regulatory recommendations) masquerading as a conceptual framework The structure is not investigative, it's persuasive. This is what market manipulation looks like. CMU is situated in an extremely affluent district in Pittsburgh, and this type of behavior is to be expected. Totally beautiful place though, do recommend a visit if you have the time. To repeat, outside the frame: places that didn't have a robust taxi system to begin with, internal operations and transformation capabilities of a tech company controlling taxi and traffic distribution.

ajkjk 4y ago

They ought to just define the word the way everybody else does. What possible reason could they have not to?

meheleventyone 4y ago
To differentiate the things like car pooling from things like Uber.
DiogenesKynikos 4y ago
They're using the definition of "ridesharing" that everyone used before Uber came along. Uber branded itself a "ridesharing" app in order to avoid regulations on taxicabs, despite the fact that what Uber does has nothing to do with ridesharing.
dumpsterlid 4y ago
I think probably because "ridesharing" is a pleasant word that evokes a nice image of people carpooling together instead of conjuring up exploitative, shit companies like Uber

meltyness 4y ago

In the policy brief, they're - not investigating TNCs, by any reasonable definition, the two companies they target are publicly traded companies - exclusively seeking to criticize ridesharing relative to public transit, or as-yet non-feasible means - not framing things in any conceptual framework, ESG is not a conceptual framework it's a political viewpoint about role of government (in this case literally regulatory recommendations) masquerading as a conceptual framework The structure is not investigative, it's persuasive. This is what market manipulation looks like. CMU is situated in an extremely affluent district in Pittsburgh, and this type of behavior is to be expected. Totally beautiful place though, do recommend a visit if you have the time. To repeat, outside the frame: places that didn't have a robust taxi system to begin with, internal operations and transformation capabilities of a tech company controlling taxi and traffic distribution.