ABSTRACT Recent information and communication technology innovations have brought with them a broad set of new urban transportation options (e.g. ridesourcing, scooters, etc.), as well as the opportunity to improve transportation systems. The taxi industry, historically linked to communication technology, is now in the throes of a massive upheaval due to the introduction and use of internet-based mobile technologies in personal devices. Taxi e-hailing cellphone applications (apps) pair users looking to ride with available taxis. Do apps replace the radiophone? Do drivers behave differently? Is it more profitable for them to operate with apps? This paper answers these and more questions related to the effects of these technological innovations on taxi operations and taxi drivers’ behavior, based on a before-after survey in Bogotá, Colombia. We applied descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, and multivariate regression analysis based on surveys involving the city’s taxi drivers, conducted in 2009 and 2016.

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移动互联网应用：对出租车司机行为和运营的影响

摘要最近的信息和通信技术创新带来了一系列广泛的新城市交通选择（例如，拼车、滑板车等），以及改善交通系统的机会。由于在个人设备中引入和使用基于互联网的移动技术，出租车行业在历史上与通信技术有关，现在正处于巨大动荡的阵痛之中。出租车电子叫车手机应用程序（应用程序）将希望乘坐可用出租车的用户配对。应用程序会取代无线电话吗？司机的行为是否不同？他们使用应用程序运营是否更有利可图？本文基于在哥伦比亚波哥大进行的前后调查，回答了与这些技术创新对出租车运营和出租车司机行为的影响相关的这些以及更多问题。