Abstract: A system and method include a server device which transmits a list of passengers for a vehicle route. The list of passengers may include profiles for each one of the passengers. The server device may further receive a unique identification for a passenger boarding a vehicle and compare the unique identification to the list of passengers for the vehicle route. The server device may further identify the passenger boarding the vehicle as being on board the vehicle in the profile for that passenger. The server device may further receive vehicle status information from the vehicle and transmit driver navigational information to a driver device. The server device may further transmit real time tracking data to a user device, including a map with an indicator of a current location of the vehicle.

Abstract: A system and method include a server device which identifies a plurality of stops for a vehicle among a fleet of vehicles. The server device also identifies stop locations for each one of the plurality of stops and a side of a street for each one of the plurality of stops. Once identified, the server devices generates an optimized route for service by the vehicle to service each one of the stop based on an optimized stop order for each one of the plurality of stops based on the stop locations being disposed only on the identified side of the street for each one of the plurality of stop locations. The optimized route may be provided to a driver device while the route and time of arrival information may be provided to a user.

Abstract: A system and method include server computer which may generate a route service request to service a route with a vehicle and identify a start location for the route and one or more stop locations of the route based on historical data associated at least with one of the route or the vehicle. The server computer may proceed to determine a probability that each of the one or more stop locations for the route will be serviced by the vehicle for the route and automatically select, based on the probability associated with each one of the one or more stop locations for the route, a subset of stop locations among the one or more stop locations. The server computer may then assign the subset of stop locations to the route, and transmit routing navigation instructions to a device associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: A server computer receives a routing request for providing a ride service and retrieves a start location and destination from the request. The server computer identifies a plurality of routes connecting the start location and destination among historical route information collected over a period of time. The routes are traveled by one or more vehicles and reported during the period of time. The server computer identifies a selected route, including a plurality of waypoints, among the plurality of routes based on the selected route having a higher probability to be taken. The server computer multiplies an identified time duration for each waypoint with a determined adjustment factor for each time duration to determine an augmented time duration for each waypoint, determines a sum of all the augmented time durations as the estimated time for arrival, and transmits the estimated time of arrival to the user device.

Abstract: A system and method include providing a list of children to be picked up by a vehicle at a particular stop along a route to a driver device. The provided list is displayed as part of a graphical user interface which includes a plurality of pick up options for each child in the list of children. The options include a picked up interface button, a no show interface button and a canceled button. The graphical user interface provides a picture and identification of each child. The server device transmits a message to a user device with confirmation that a child has been picked up. The server device also provides a list of children to be dropped off by the vehicle via a graphical user interface that also provides drop off options for each child in the list of children including a dropped off button or an on hold button.