This dissertation involves discovering the potential effects of Hyperloop technologies in the future and the analysis of what needs to be considered when it comes to provide a better service for generating higher profit and creating sustainability. The main objective of this work is to show that potential customers’ decision and actions on a new project can make a difference in terms of pricing, sustainability and utilizability. This has been done by following the rules of contingent valuation method and applying on-site survey analysis in Los Angeles, that is the one of the candidate city for the Hyperloop, and the result of this survey used as a case study for this research. Upon examining the results of the questionnaires, it becomes clear that potential customers of this project are considering paying more than the price which was initially proposed in the white paper by Elon Musk who came up with the idea of Hyperloop. Furthermore, the research also shows that the total amount of the price that people are willing to pay is going to increase if it is located in Downtown of Los Angeles instead of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Through showing that the Hyperloop technologies are going to connect built environments and cities to each other all around the world in the future, this research highlights the importance of the participation of potential users in decision-making in public projects in order to find out the best solution for both providers and users.
Questa tesi riguarda la scoperta dei potenziali effetti delle tecnologie Hyperloop in futuro e l'analisi di ciò che deve essere considerato quando si tratta di fornire un servizio migliore per generare maggiori profitti e creare sostenibilità. L'obiettivo principale di questo lavoro è mostrare che le decisioni e le azioni dei potenziali clienti su un nuovo progetto possono fare la differenza in termini di prezzi, sostenibilità e utilizzibilità. Ciò è stato fatto seguendo le regole del metodo di valutazione contingente e applicando l'analisi del sondaggio in loco a Los Angeles, che è quella della città candidata per l'Hyperloop, e il risultato di questo sondaggio è stato utilizzato come caso di studio per questa ricerca. Dopo aver esaminato i risultati dei questionari, diventa chiaro che i potenziali clienti di questo progetto stanno considerando di pagare più del prezzo inizialmente proposto nel libro bianco da Elon Musk che ha avuto l'idea di Hyperloop. Inoltre, la ricerca mostra anche che l'importo totale del prezzo che le persone sono disposte a pagare aumenterà se si trova a Downtown di Los Angeles anziché all'aeroporto internazionale di Los Angeles (LAX). Dimostrando che le tecnologie Hyperloop collegheranno in futuro gli ambienti e le città costruite l'una all'altra in tutto il mondo, questa ricerca sottolinea l'importanza della partecipazione dei potenziali utenti al processo decisionale nei progetti pubblici al fine di scoprire il meglio soluzione per entrambi i fornitori e gli utenti.
Potential effects of an innovative transportation project : the case of Los Angeles-San Diego Virgin Hyperloop One
SULAR, OMER
2017/2018
Abstract
This dissertation involves discovering the potential effects of Hyperloop technologies in the future and the analysis of what needs to be considered when it comes to provide a better service for generating higher profit and creating sustainability. The main objective of this work is to show that potential customers’ decision and actions on a new project can make a difference in terms of pricing, sustainability and utilizability. This has been done by following the rules of contingent valuation method and applying on-site survey analysis in Los Angeles, that is the one of the candidate city for the Hyperloop, and the result of this survey used as a case study for this research. Upon examining the results of the questionnaires, it becomes clear that potential customers of this project are considering paying more than the price which was initially proposed in the white paper by Elon Musk who came up with the idea of Hyperloop. Furthermore, the research also shows that the total amount of the price that people are willing to pay is going to increase if it is located in Downtown of Los Angeles instead of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Through showing that the Hyperloop technologies are going to connect built environments and cities to each other all around the world in the future, this research highlights the importance of the participation of potential users in decision-making in public projects in order to find out the best solution for both providers and users.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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