Potential travel cost saving in urban public-transport networks using smartphone guidance.

ABSTRACT: Public transport (PT) is a key element in most major cities around the world. With the development of smartphones, available journey planning information is becoming an integral part of the PT system. Each traveler has specific preferences when undertaking a trip, and these preferences can also be reflected on the smartphone. This paper considers transit assignment in urban public-transport networks in which the passengers receive smartphone-based information containing elements that might influence the travel decisions in relation to line loads, as well as passenger benefits, and the paper discusses the transition from the current widespread choosing approach to a personalized decision-making approach based on smartphone information. The approach associated with smartphone guidance that c

SUBMITTER: Song C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944931 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature