Abstract: A system and method for consistent ridesharing planning is provided. The system and method can include ridesharing planning with one or more desired rides including one or more consistency requirements. The consistency requirements can be ridesharing requirements that are not changed during rideshare planning, even when additional rides are added to the plan. The rides can be added to the plan individually and consistency can be verified.

Abstract: Systems and methods for planning a public transit system including determining costs of providing a fixed-route service are provided. The systems and method can receive a set of fixed route lines and trips for the public transit system and a plurality of ride requests. The systems and method can include determining a plurality of possible proposals for each ride request of the plurality of ride requests based on the received set of fixed route lines and trips and/or one or more constraints, determine for each ride request a set of proposals of the plurality of proposals having the lowest overall cost to provide the fixed-route service and determine whether one or more of a subset of the fixed route lines or trips are to be removed from the received set of fixed route lines and trips.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for optimized supply planning for a rideshare management system. A desired budget, a desired rate of met demand and/or one or more shift constraints can be received as inputs to the optimizing supply planning. The optimized supply planning can vary based on which objective is to be optimized (e.g., budget or met demand). The optimized supply planning can also be based on historical data, the one or more shift constraints, and additional objectives.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting stats for different destinations is provided. The system and method can include receiving a dataset of stats in a spatial format and a request for stats in a geographical area. The system and method can include determining a grid of cells based on the geographical area, determining an origin point in each cell in the grid of cell, determining a graph based on the grid of cells, determining a proportion of the stat to assign to each node, edge or both in the graph in the geographical area based on an overlap between the dataset of stats and the graph, and determining a total for the stat for the geographical area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a fleet of ridesharing vehicles. In one implementation, the system may include a communications interface configured to receive requests for shared rides from a plurality of users; a memory configured to store indications of passenger-capacity for specific ridesharing vehicles in the fleet; and at least one processor configured to receive information from the communications interface and access the memory The at least one processor may be further configured to assign, to ridesharing vehicles already transporting users, additional users for simultaneous transportation in the ridesharing vehicles; track a current utilized capacity of each specific ridesharing vehicle; and implement a threshold block that prevents assignment of additional users to a ridesharing vehicle when the ridesharing vehicle's current utilized capacity is above a threshold being less than the ridesharing vehicle's passenger-capacity.

Abstract: A system and methods for managing a fleet of ridesharing vehicles to operate in a hybrid mode of on demand and fixed stops is provided. The system and methods can include receiving a plurality of requests for shared rides from a plurality of users, receiving a set of historical ridership data for a particular geographical region for a predetermined period of time and clustering the plurality of requests for shared rides based on geography and time. The systems and methods can also include determining route plans having fixed stops for the fleet of ridesharing vehicles based on the historical ridership data, the clusters and one more gaps in service or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A system and method for managing a fleet of ridesharing vehicles. The system and methods can include a communications interface configured to receive a plurality of requests for shared rides from a plurality of users and at least one processor configured to receive, via the communications interface, the plurality of requests. Each of the plurality of requests can include a origin, a time, and a destination for each rider associated with each request. A set of proposals for scheduling the plurality of requests can be determined, wherein the set of proposals includes scheduling violations, the set of proposals can be transmitted to a user.

Abstract: A system for directing a ridesharing vehicle may include a communications interface for receiving requests for shared-rides. The system may also include at least one processor programmed to: receive during a first time period a first request from a first user; receive during a first time period a second request from a second user; during the third time period, receive current vehicle location data for ridesharing vehicles, process the first and second requests, and the vehicle location data to identify a specific ridesharing vehicle for transporting both the first and second users, and calculate a ridesharing route for picking up and dropping off the first and second users; and after the third time period and before the second time period, wireless transmit to the specific ridesharing vehicle, the calculated route for picking up the first and second users during the second time period.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to ridesharing may involve receiving a ride request from a user including a desired destination and information associated with a current location of the user, and receive location information of on-demand and of fixed-line ridesharing vehicles and based on the received location information, identify a fixed-line ridesharing vehicle available to pick from a first pick-up location identify an on-demand ridesharing vehicle available to pick from a second pick-up location, both locations other than the current location of the user, determine a first value and a second value indicative of a time duration for the fixed-line and one demand ridesharing vehicles to arrive at the first and second pick-up locations, respectively, and when the first value is less than the second value, inform the user that the fixed-line ridesharing vehicle is enroute and direct the user to the first pick-up location.

Abstract: A systems and methods for ridesharing are provided. The systems and method can include and involve ridesharing based on priority, switching between multiple modes of operation (e.g., fixed routes and on demand), and/or switching drivers mid-route. The at least one processor is also configured to determine a first estimated drop-off time of the first user based on the first pickup-up location, the first desired destination. The at least one processor is also configured to calculate a mandatory drop-off time for the first user based on the priority. The at least one processor is also configured to assign a rideshare vehicle that can transport the first user to the first desired destination to minimize a difference between the mandatory drop-off time and the estimated drop-off time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for planning transportation routes. In one implementation, a method for simulating vehicle ridesharing is provided. The method may include receiving a first input of a geographical area and accessing map information of roadways in the geographical area. The method may also include receiving a second input indicative of at least one scenario of ridesharing demand in the geographical area and receiving a third input indicative of virtual vehicles designated to transport virtual passengers associated with the scenario. The method may further include initiating a transportation simulation of scenario to simulate rides of the virtual vehicles transporting the virtual passengers along the roadways. The method may also include determining, based on the transportation simulation, a performance level associated with the virtual vehicles and providing an output representative of the determined performance level.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing a fleet of ridesharing vehicles is provided. The methods and systems can allow for a communications interface to receive a plurality of user input boundaries specified on a geographical map, wherein the plurality of user input boundaries define a zone. The methods and systems also include at least one processor configured to estimate a number of riders based on a number of people that live within the zone and a number of people that work within the zone, to determine n number of sample trips within the zone, and to determine a number of ridesharing vehicles to supply for the zone over a time duration based on the estimate number of riders and the n number of sample trips within the zone.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method that, in an embodiment, includes receiving a travel request from a traveler that includes a pickup and destination location and a number of travelers and analyzing the travel request and calculating routes for vehicles that are partially based on the pickup and destination location, the number of travelers, destination locations of travelers located in the vehicles, traffic conditions, minimizing a waiting time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the travelers located in the vehicles, and optimizing an aggregation of travelers on each of the plurality vehicles. In an embodiment, the plurality of vehicles includes 5 vehicles or more and based on the calculating, the method includes supplying a selected route to a selected vehicle and supplying to the traveler, identification information related to the selected vehicle thereby resulting in transportation of the traveler to the destination location.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining plans for ridesharing vehicle shifts for a plurality of ride requests that can provide an optimal plan are provided. The systems and methods can involve iteratively planning shifts such that a maximal number of rides can be schedules within a shift within one or more limitations.

Abstract: A systems and methods for ridesharing are provided. The systems and method can include splitting a plurality of GPS locations for a given vehicle into segments, determining a most probable location for each GPS location, and reconstructing the route, for a fleet of ridesharing vehicles.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method that, in an embodiment, includes receiving a travel request from a traveler that includes a pickup and destination location and a number of travelers and analyzing the travel request and calculating routes for vehicles that are partially based on the pickup and destination location, the number of travelers, destination locations of travelers located in the vehicles, traffic conditions, minimizing a waiting time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the traveler, minimizing a travel time for the travelers located in the vehicles, and optimizing an aggregation of travelers on each of the plurality vehicles. In an embodiment, the plurality of vehicles includes 5 vehicles or more and based on the calculating, the method includes supplying a selected route to a selected vehicle and supplying to the traveler, identification information related to the selected vehicle thereby resulting in transportation of the traveler to the destination location.

Abstract: A system for directing a vehicle may include a processor configured to receive, from a wireless communication device, location data indicative of a current location of the vehicle and direct the vehicle to a desired destination using a first driving route. The processor may also be configured to receive, at a first time, data indicating that a new route for the vehicle is requested, and predict a location of the vehicle at a second time that will occur after the first time. The location may be one where a driver of the vehicle can safely implement instructions associated with changing the first driving route. The may further be configured to determine, based on the predicted location of the vehicle at the second time, a second driving route and prior to the second time, send instructions associated with the second driving route to the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A system may include a communications interface and a processor. The communications interface may be configured to receive ride requests from first communication devices associated with users and receive location information from second communication devices associated with vehicles. The processor may be configured to: assign a first vehicle to pick up a first group of users from the users; for each of the first group of users, determine pick-up and drop-off locations and provide a description of the pick-up location and an estimated pick-up time; after picking up some of the first group of users and before dropping them off, receive an indication of an unanticipated ridesharing event; determine an inability of the first vehicle to pick up a next user from the first group of users at a corresponding estimated pick-up time due to the unanticipated ridesharing event; and reassign the next user to a second vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing a fleet of multi-person transportation vehicles and a fleet of personal transportation vehicles. In some implementations, an urban mobility management system is provided. The system may determine first transportation routes for a plurality of users. The first transportation routes include at least one route in which a user uses a personal transportation vehicle for transportation and at least one route in which another user uses a multi-person transportation vehicle for transportation. The system may also determine second transportation routes for a plurality of personal transportation vehicles. The second transportation routes include at least one route in which a personal transportation vehicle is being relocated by a multi-person transportation vehicle. The system may also provide driving instructions to at least one multi-person transportation vehicle for transporting multiple users and at least personal transportation vehicle.

Abstract: A systems and methods for ridesharing are provided. The systems and method can include receiving a request for a ride share from a user and assigning a ride sharing vehicle based on a current number of unreserved reservable capacity spaces in a vehicle and a desired number of shared riders for a ride.