Route Segmentation for Multi-Service Transportation Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing transportation services face challenges in efficiently generating travel routes that seamlessly integrate multiple transportation services, such as primary and secondary services, to minimize costs and travel time for passengers.
Innovation Solution
A system that accesses a pickup location and destination associated with a subscriber to a primary transportation service, identifies a route comprising segments serviced by both primary and secondary transportation services, and directs the drivers to service these segments efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single primary transportation service is used for the entire route, then service simplicity is maintained, but travel time and cost are increased due to inefficiency in certain route segments
Solution Approach 1:
The route is divided into multiple segments, with different transportation services assigned to different segments. The system identifies a first segment to be serviced by a first transportation service and a second segment to be serviced by a second transportation service, allowing optimization of each segment independently based on characteristics such as traffic conditions, cost, and travel time.
Solution Approach 2:
The route plan is made dynamic by allowing changes based on real-time conditions. The system monitors conditions associated with the route and transportation services, and can modify the route plan to switch between different transportation services for different segments based on current traffic, weather, and service availability.
2Loss of time
If multiple transportation services are integrated into a single route, then travel cost and time are reduced, but route planning complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A backend system acts as an intermediary to manage the complexity of integrating multiple transportation services. The backend system receives route requests, identifies appropriate transportation services for different segments, and coordinates their operations, thereby shielding passengers from the underlying complexity while achieving optimized travel routes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors conditions associated with the route and transportation services, and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust the route plan. This allows the system to respond to changing conditions in real-time, optimizing travel time and cost while managing the complexity of coordinating multiple services.
3Use of energy by moving object
If traditional single-service routing is used, then service management is simple, but fuel consumption and environmental impact are increased
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the route and assigning different transportation services to different segments, the system can optimize fuel consumption for each segment based on its characteristics. For example, using public transportation for urban segments and private vehicles for rural segments, thereby reducing overall fuel consumption and environmental impact.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters such as selecting different transportation modes, adjusting departure times, and modifying route paths to optimize fuel consumption. These parameter changes are made dynamically based on monitored conditions including traffic patterns, weather, and service availability.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment a pickup location and a destination location associated with a subscriber to a first transportation service are accessed. A first route from the pickup location to the destination location is identified, the first route comprising a plurality of segments, wherein a first segment of the plurality of segments of the first route is to be serviced by a driver of the first transportation service using a first type of transportation vehicle, and wherein a second segment of the plurality of segments of the first route is to be serviced by a second transportation service using a second type of transportation vehicle. The driver of the first transportation service is directed to service the first segment of the plurality of segments of the first route.