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Carpooling and the Economics of Self-Driving Cars

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  • Ostrovsky, Michael

    (Stanford University)

  • Schwarz, Michael

    (Microsoft)

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We study the interplay between autonomous transportation, carpooling, and road pricing. We discuss how improvements in these technologies, and interactions among them, will affect transportation markets. Our main results show how to achieve socially efficient outcomes in such markets, taking into account the costs of driving, road capacity, and commuter preferences. An important component of the efficient outcome is the socially optimal matching of carpooling riders. Our approach shows how to set road prices and how to share the costs of driving and tolls among carpooling riders in a way that implements the efficient outcome.

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  • Ostrovsky, Michael & Schwarz, Michael, 2018. "Carpooling and the Economics of Self-Driving Cars," Research Papers 3636, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business.
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    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
    • D47 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Market Design
    • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General

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