No, Giant Shared Ubers Aren’t About to Solve City Traffic Problems

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By Angie SchmittJan 6, 2017, 11:22 am164 pts
A new study on shared vehicles by MIT researchers was tailor-made for internet news. Using taxi trip information, researchers developed an algorithm for pooling customers headed in similar directions. They concluded that ride-hailing services could replace 85 percent of New York City’s taxis — if up to…

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