Dynamic Ride-sharing

1. Dynamic Ride-sharing by Andrea Saw 2FS09051G

2. Ride-share/Carpool

3. Dynamic Ride-sharing?!

4. Dynamic Ride-sharing • Asystem that facilitates the ability of drivers and passengers to make one-time ride matches close to their departure time, with sufficient convenience and flexibility to be used on a daily basis. Reference: 1. http://ww.dynamicridesharing.org

5. Research agenda • Location aware devices • User Interface design • Dynamic route matching algorithms • Algorithms to estimate time-to-pickup based on historical data • Safety and Reputation system designs • Demand estimation methodology • Social capital impacts Reference: SocioTechnicalSupport for Ride Sharing Paul Resnick, University of Michigan, School of Information

6. Method – observation of current trends • France – covoiturage (Parisian university students) • USA – carticipate, GoLoco, ebay, Microsoft, zimride • Ireland – Avego • Germany – Carriva (Frankfurt airport) Reference: Current trends in dynamic ride-sharing Hannes Zimmermann and YannStempfel, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. May 2009.

7. Genghis – A multi-agent ride-sharing system

8. Method – Dynamic ride-share matching algorithm Reference: Current trends in dynamic ride-sharing Hannes Zimmermann and YannStempfel, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi. May 2009.

9. Results of observations • Critical mass – chicken or egg problem.

10. Next • Explore integration of Dynamic ride-sharing services into Foursquare API. • Improve route-matching algorithm.

11. Thank you for listening!