Shortest path or anchor-based route choice: a large-scale empirical analysis of minicab routing in London

摘要: Understanding and modelling route choice behaviour is central to predicting the formation propagation of urban road congestion. Yet within conventional literature disagreements persist around nature behaviour, how it should be modelled. In this paper, both shortest path anchor-based perspectives on are explored through an empirical analysis nearly 700,000 minicab routes across London, United Kingdom. first set analyses, degree similarity between observed possible paths established. Shortest demonstrate poor performance in characteristics. The second stage explores influence specific features, named anchors, choice. These analyses show that certain features attract more choices than would expected were individuals choosing based cost minimisation alone. Instead, results indicate major form basis planning – being selected disproportionately often, causing asymmetry volumes by direction travel. At a finer scale, decisions made at minor furthermore demonstrated routing patterns. need revisit modelled, shifting from perspective mechanism structured features. concluding, main trends synthesised initial framework for modelling, presents potential extensions research.