In the 2010s, Uber and Lyft stormed into cities with a grand promise that app-based rides would reduce the need for personal car ownership and ultimately remove cars from the road.
Transportation consultancy Fehr & Peers, released a joint analysis showing that Uber and Lyft vehicles are responsible for significant portions of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) in six major urban centers.
These numbers suggest that ride-hailing is hitting traffic harder in many cities than previously understood.
Read the article at CityLab.
