1. After 100+ years of the internal combustion (gasoline) engine, we are looking at a future where a new automobile technology might become dominant.

For how many more years do you think that the gasoline engine will remain the dominant technology?

What factors do you think will be most critical in setting the next industry standard for car propulsion? (what will determine which technology will win)?

Which one of the competing technologies mentioned in the case do you think will win? Why?

If this happens and your predicted technology wins, what will change / what will it mean for the future of:

a. Oil companies?

b. Car manufacturers?

c. Gasoline stations?

d. Consumers?

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2) Read a few articles on UBER and the Taxi & Limousine industry, such as:

https://www.thenation.com/article/uber-and-taxi-industrys-last-stand/ (Links to an external site.)

http://time.com/money/3397919/uber-taxis-san-francisco/ (Links to an external site.)

http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-02-20/uber-leads-taxi-industry-disruption-amid-fight-for-riders-drivers (Links to an external site.)

How has the emergence of UBER changed the Taxi and Limo industry?

Why do you think UBER was able to have so much success so quickly in getting a big part of the industry revenue?

What is the future of Taxis specifically? What will Taxis have to do to survive and thrive?

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