matsim-org/matsim-code-examples

switch from one drt mode to another one during the same trip

ikaddoura opened this issue · 4 comments

ikaddoura commented

Hi there,
I was just wondering if it is possible for an agent to switch from one DRT mode to another DRT mode during the same trip, or from single-passenger taxis to pooled DRT services, etc.
This may be relevant when traveling from a service area of one DRT provider to the service area of another DRT provider.
Has anyone tried this before? How complicated would it be to implement this?

luchengqi7 commented

Hi Ihab, I know MOIA and NYU has looked into this. And the results were not that promising unfortunately. Maybe @nkuehnel can give a more detailed explanation 😀

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nkuehnel commented

Hi @ikaddoura , we didn't look into transfering from one service to another specifically. What we did is to look into transfers within a single service, i.e. synchronizing two vehicles that meet at a transfer location. If that is of value for you let's have a chat :)

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jfbischoff commented

One could probably re-use the intermodal public transport router by:

  • assigning a transfer stop with intermodal access for both modes
  • explicitly allow pt routes consisting of only feeder modes (matsim-org/matsim-libs#2835 )
  • setting scoring parameters in a fitting way

This should be a reasonable approach for a proof-of-concept.

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ikaddoura commented

Thanks for your responses. I will think about your approaches and might get back to you... :-)