Transportation Network Company

Example(s):
- Lyft.
- Uber (Company).
- SideCar (Company).
- Wingz (Company).
- Summon (Company).
Counter-Example(s):
- Flywheel (Company).
- Taxicab Operation.
See: Real-Time Sharing, Ridesharing, Blacklane, Haxi, Limousine, Vehicles For Hire, Just-In-Time Manufacturing.

References

(Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_network_company Retrieved:2015-1-30.
- A transportation network company (TNC) is a company that uses an online-enabled platform to connect passengers with drivers using their personal, non-commercial, vehicles. This has also been called real-time ridesharing but is different from traditional ridesharing in that it does not require the sharing of a vehicle by multiple riders to reduce vehicle trips, traffic congestion, and automobile emissions. Examples include Lyft, Uber X, Sidecar, Wingz, Summon, Blacklane, and Haxi. The definition of a TNC was created by the California Public Utilities Commission in 2013, as a result of a rulemaking process around new and previously unregulated forms of transportation. Prior to the definition, the commission had attempted to group TNC services in the same category as limousines. ^[1] Taxi industry groups opposed the creation of the new category, arguing that TNCs are taking away their business as illegal taxicab operations. ^[2] The commission established regulations for TNC services at the same time as the definition. These included driver background checks, driver training, drug and alcohol policies, minimum insurance coverage of $1 million, and company licensing through the Public Utilities Commission. ^[3]