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The Ride-Apps Dilemma in the United States

The Ride-Apps Dilemma  in the United States    by Tomas Bernardes I ntroduction   The impact of the new technologies has produced a  massive  change in the way of doing business in the world and one of the sectors that has been most  affected  by this change is passenger transport. The rise of mobile applications has grown lately giving solution s  and adapting to the daily life of  people,  especially in terms of mobilization and transport. The low innovation of traditional transport companies such as taxis, has made them less competitive due to the technological change that companies such as Uber or Lyft have introduced in the personal transport sector. Throughout this term paper, I will focus, especially, on Uber, since it is the most known and used mobile passenger transport application in the world.    During these last 10 years, Uber generated a revolution by entering large cities and forcing...