Multi-Modal AV Route Planning With Real-Time Trip Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional transportation systems require users to manually determine and arrange multiple transportation modalities, which can be time-consuming and costly, as they often lack the ability to optimize routes that combine different transportation methods such as autonomous vehicles, public transit, and walking, leading to inefficiencies in reaching destinations.
Innovation Solution
A multiple-modality transportation system that includes a client computing device, a server computing device, and autonomous vehicles (AVs), which optimizes routes by considering various transportation modalities like AVs, trains, buses, and walking, allowing users to order and pay for multiple-modal transportation through a single interface, and dynamically updates routes in real-time to adapt to changing conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users manually determine and arrange multiple transportation modalities, then they can reach their destination, but it becomes time-consuming and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automated route optimization and multi-modality transportation arrangement without requiring manual user intervention. The server computing device automatically determines the optimal combination of transportation modalities (AVs, public transit, walking) and coordinates their integration, allowing the system to serve itself rather than requiring users to manually plan each segment of their journey
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-calculates and prepares optimized multi-modality route plans before the user needs to travel. By performing the optimization algorithm and arranging transportation modalities in advance, the system eliminates the time users would otherwise spend manually determining their transportation options at the moment of need
2Ease of operation
If users manually arrange multiple transportation modalities, then they can reach their destination, but it requires multiple separate orders and arrangements
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple separate transportation arrangements into a single integrated multi-modality route plan. Instead of requiring users to separately order AVs, public transit tickets, and walking directions, the system combines all these modalities into one unified arrangement that can be ordered through a single interface, simplifying the user experience while coordinating complex multi-modal transportation
3Speed
If conventional systems use single modality of transport, then arrangements are simple, but it is not the fastest or least expensive way to reach destination
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts transportation modalities and route segments based on real-time conditions and optimization criteria. Rather than using a fixed single-modality approach, the system flexibly combines multiple modalities (AVs, trains, buses, walking) in optimized sequences, adapting the route plan to achieve the fastest or least expensive travel while managing the complexity through automated algorithms
4Measurement precision
If users guess whether multiple modalities would be faster or cheaper, then they can make a decision, but they cannot optimize the route effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses optimization algorithms that incorporate feedback from multiple factors including travel time, cost, and user preferences to determine the optimal multi-modality route. By systematically evaluating different transportation combinations and their outcomes, the system achieves precise route optimization that far exceeds user guessing, while the automated nature of this optimization manages the computational complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Technologies disclosed herein facilitate identification of a trip route from an origin of a user to a desired destination of the user, wherein the trip route includes multiple transportation modalities, at least one of which is an autonomous vehicle (AV), and dispatching of the AV to a pickup location for the user in connection with providing transportation to the user along a portion of the identified trip route.