Empirical Evaluation of a Dynamic and Distributed Taxi-Sharing System

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

Pedro M. d'Orey (Author) FCUP; Ricardo Fernandes (Author) FCUP; Michel Ferreira (Author) FCUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2012 15TH INTERNATIONAL IEEE CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITSC)

Pages: 140-146

15th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC)

Anchorage, AK, SEP 16-19, 2012

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Computer and information sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-EHR

DOI: 10.1109/ITSC.2012.6338703

Abstract (EN): Modern societies rely on efficient transportation systems for sustainable mobility. In this paper, we perform a large-scale and empirical evaluation of a dynamic and distributed taxi-sharing system. The novel system takes advantage of nowadays widespread availability of communication and computation to convey a cost-efficient, door-to-door and flexible system, offering a quality of service similar to traditional taxis. The shared taxi service is assessed in a real-city scenario using a highly realistic simulation platform. Simulation results have shown the system's advantages for both passengers and taxi drivers, and that trade-offs need to be considered. Compared with the current taxi operation model, results show a increase of 48% on the average occupancy per traveled kilometer with a full deployment of the taxi-sharing system.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7