Location- and time-dependent meeting point recommendations for shared interurban rides

摘要

Drivers offering spare seats in their vehicles on long-distance (interurban)trips often have to pick up or drop off passengers in cities en route. In thatcase it is necessary to agree on a meeting point. Often, this is done byproposing well-known locations like train stations, which frequently inducesunnecessary detours through the inner-city districts. In contrast, meetingpoints in the vicinity of motorways and arterial roads with good publictransport connection can reduce driving time and mileage. This work proposes alocation-based approach to enable a fast and automatic recommendation ofsuitable pick-up (and drop-off) points for drivers and passengers using a GISworkflow and comprehensive precomputation of travel times.