Data-driven assessment for the predictability of On-Demand Responsive Transit

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Autori principali: Leonardi, Pierfrancesco, Torrisi, Vincenza, Araldo, Andrea, Ignaccolo, Matteo
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author Leonardi, Pierfrancesco
Torrisi, Vincenza
Araldo, Andrea
Ignaccolo, Matteo
author_facet Leonardi, Pierfrancesco
Torrisi, Vincenza
Araldo, Andrea
Ignaccolo, Matteo
contents By adapting bus routes to users' requests, Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) can serve low-demand areas more efficiently than conventional fixed-line buses. However, a main barrier to its adoption of DRT is its unpredictability, i.e., it is not possible to know a-priori how much time a certain trip will take, especially when no large prebooking is imposed. To remove this barrier, we propose a data-driven method that, based on few previously observed trips, quantifies the level of predictability of a DRT service. We simulate different scenarios in VISUM in two Italian cities. We find that, above reasonable levels of flexibility, DRT is more predictable than one would expect, as it is possible to build a model that is able to provide a time indication with more than 90% reliability. We show how our method can support the operators in dimensioning of the service to ensure sufficient predictability.
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spellingShingle Data-driven assessment for the predictability of On-Demand Responsive Transit
Leonardi, Pierfrancesco
Torrisi, Vincenza
Araldo, Andrea
Ignaccolo, Matteo
Physics and Society
Applications
By adapting bus routes to users' requests, Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) can serve low-demand areas more efficiently than conventional fixed-line buses. However, a main barrier to its adoption of DRT is its unpredictability, i.e., it is not possible to know a-priori how much time a certain trip will take, especially when no large prebooking is imposed. To remove this barrier, we propose a data-driven method that, based on few previously observed trips, quantifies the level of predictability of a DRT service. We simulate different scenarios in VISUM in two Italian cities. We find that, above reasonable levels of flexibility, DRT is more predictable than one would expect, as it is possible to build a model that is able to provide a time indication with more than 90% reliability. We show how our method can support the operators in dimensioning of the service to ensure sufficient predictability.
title Data-driven assessment for the predictability of On-Demand Responsive Transit
topic Physics and Society
Applications
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.11899