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A dynamic multi-region MFD model for ride-sourcing with ridesplitting

Beojone, Caio Vitor  
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Geroliminis, Nikolas  
September 21, 2023
Transportation Research Part B-Methodological

Dynamic network-level models directly addressing ride-sourcing services can support the devel-opment of efficient strategies for both congestion alleviation and promotion of more sustainable mobility. Recent developments presented models focusing on ride-hailing (solo rides) and traditional ride-sharing, but no work addressed ridesplitting (a type of ride-sourcing service with shared rides) in dynamic contexts. Here, we sought to develop a dynamic aggregated traffic network model capable of representing ride-sourcing services and background traffic in a macro-scopic multi-region urban network. We combined the Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD) with detailed state-space and transition descriptions of background traffic and ride-sourcing vehicles in their activities to formulate mass conservation equations. Accumulation-based MFD models might experience additional errors due to the variation profile of trip lengths, e.g., when vehicles cruise for passengers. We integrate the so-called M-model that utilizes the total remaining distance to capture dynamics of regional and inter-regional flows and accumulations for different vehicle (private or ride-sourcing) states. This aggregated model is capable to reproduce the dynamics of complex systems without using resource-expensive simulations. We also show that the model can accurately forecast the vehicles' conditions in near-future predictions (e.g., 30 min ahead). Later, a comparison with benchmark models shows lower errors in the proposed model in all states. Finally, we evaluate the model's robustness to noises in its inputs, and forecast errors remain below 15% even where inputs are 20% off the actual values for ride-sourcing vehicles. The development of this model prepares the path for developing real-time feedback-based management policies such as priority-based perimeter control or repositioning strategies for idle ride-sourcing vehicles and developing regulations over ride-sourcing in congested areas.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.trb.2023.102821
Web of Science ID

WOS:001137915400001

Author(s)
Beojone, Caio Vitor  
Geroliminis, Nikolas  
Date Issued

2023-09-21

Publisher

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd

Published in
Transportation Research Part B-Methodological
Volume

177

Article Number

102821

Subjects

Technology

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Shared Mobility

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Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram

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Urban Traffic Model

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Simulation

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
LUTS  
FunderGrant Number

Dit4Tram ''Distributed Intelligence & Technology for Traffic & Mobility Management'' project from the European Union

953783

Available on Infoscience
February 23, 2024
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