Dynamic Stop Location Determination for Shared-Ride Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Public transportation vehicles often struggle to accommodate users' desired get-on and get-off locations efficiently, leading to increased travel distances and reduced convenience, especially when destinations fall between fixed bus stops or in shared-ride services where unpredictable stop times and inefficiencies arise due to varying passenger numbers.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and operation management system that determine optimal stop locations based on users' desired locations and route information, allowing vehicles to stop closer to individual destinations, with the system integrating in-vehicle devices and management servers to manage operations and communicate stop locations and fares effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fixed bus stops are used for public transportation, then operational simplicity is maintained, but user convenience deteriorates when destinations fall between stops
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically determines stop locations based on real-time user requested locations and vehicle conditions, transforming the static fixed-stop system into a dynamic adaptive system that can adjust stop positions to serve user destinations more accurately
2Adaptability or versatility
If shared-ride services allow flexible stop locations, then user convenience improves, but operational efficiency deteriorates due to unpredictable stop times
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor user requested locations, vehicle position, and operational status to dynamically adjust stop locations and timing, enabling flexible service while maintaining operational efficiency through real-time optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary determination of optimal stop locations by analyzing user requested locations before vehicle arrival, allowing advance planning of stop positions that balance user convenience with operational efficiency
3Adaptability or versatility
If vehicles stop closer to individual user destinations, then user convenience improves, but system complexity increases due to dynamic stop location determination
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a multi-functional determination unit that integrates multiple functions (analyzing user requested locations, evaluating vehicle conditions, determining optimal stop positions, and communicating with users) into a single unified component, achieving precise stop location determination without proportionally increasing system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus is provided with a controller comprising at least one processor configured to perform: obtaining route information indicating an operation route of a vehicle utilized by unspecified users; and obtaining desired location information indicating desired locations at which the users desire to get on the vehicle or desired locations at which the users desire to get off the vehicle. Then, the controller of the information processing apparatus determines a stop location, at which the vehicle is stopped for the users to get on or off, based on a plurality of pieces of the desired location information and the route information, and presents stop location information indicating the stop location thus determined to the users.