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Ride-Hailing Platforms: Competition and Autonomous Vehicles

Auyon Siddiq
Auyon Siddiq
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-5558
Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095;
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Terry A. Taylor
Terry A. Taylor
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1488-8923
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1900
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Auyon Siddiq

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-5558

Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095;

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Terry A. Taylor

[email protected]

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1488-8923

Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1900

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Published Online:10 Jan 2022https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2021.1013

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Received:July 26, 2019
Accepted:April 18, 2021
Published Online:January 10, 2022

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