Understanding the Effect of an E-Hailing App Subsidy War on Taxicab Operation Zones

Figure 2

Examples of the change of a taxicab’s operation zones. The rectangles represent TAZs and each TAZ is given a unique ID ranging from 1 to 5. A red arrow represents this taxicab has completed trips from the start TAZ of the arrow to the end TAZ of the arrow. In addition, the trip number is given beside the arrow in red number. The change of taxicab operation zones between neighboring periods can be derived by comparing the taxicab operation zones in current period (a) and taxicab operation zones in next period (b).

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