Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a transportation plan for a transportation network are described. In an example, a computer system determines a forecasted demand for transporting items between a source node and a destination node of a transportation network and a set of constraints associated with a handling node of the transportation network. The computer system generates a transportation plan that comprises a network path including the handling node and a type of item handling at the handling node. In a first stage of optimization, an optimization model of the computer system selects the network path from network paths. In a second stage of optimization, the optimization model selects the type of item handling from types of item handling available at the handling node. The optimization model uses the network paths and the types of item handling as variables.

Abstract: A fuel price determination system may receive transaction data identifying purchases, made with transaction cards and mobile transaction card applications of client devices, of fuel at fuel stations. The fuel price determination system may receive location data identifying locations associated with users of the client devices and the transaction cards, and user history data associated with prior purchases of fuel at fuel stations by the users. The fuel price determination system may process the transaction data, location data, and user history data, with a machine learning model, to determine fuel prices at the fuel stations. The fuel price determination system may determine a ranked list of particular fuel stations in a geographical area based on the fuel prices and populate, based on the location data and the ranked list, a map to identify the particular fuel stations and the fuel prices at the particular fuel stations.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that enable clients to create custom conditional segments on which other clients can claim a spot. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a device of a creator, attributes of a conditional segment created by the creator through an interface presented at the device. In response to receiving the attributes of the conditional segment, clients are notified that the conditional segment is available and the clients are enabled to claim a spot on the conditional segment. A determination is made whether to convert the conditional segment to a confirmed segment based on a number of spots claimed by the clients. Prior to converting the conditional segment to a confirmed segment, a given client is cancelled from the conditional segment in response to receiving, from the given client, a request to cancel the claimed spot.

Abstract: A server apparatus, a vehicle, a service provision system, and a non-transitory storage medium storing a program are disclosed. The server apparatus includes circuitry configured to transmit, to an information terminal of a user, information regarding a service available to the user, receive, from the information terminal, information regarding the service, selected by the user, receive, from the information terminal, package information regarding a package of the user, first location information indicating a location to receive the package from the user, first time information indicating a time to receive the package from the user, second location information indicating a location to return the package, and second time information indicating a time to return the package, and arrange a specified vehicle based on the package information, the first location information, and the first time information.

Abstract: A vehicle management system, an on-vehicle system, and a vehicle management method are described that are capable of providing a vehicle to a user where an odor level in the vehicle fulfills a predetermined criterion. The vehicle management system selects a provision option of the vehicle, corresponding to the odor level if the odor level does not fulfill the predetermined criterion, and executes notification or vehicle control associated with the provision option.