Dynamic ride-sharing impacts of greater trip demand and aggregation at stops in shared autonomous vehicle systems

摘要: Sharing vehicles and rides may become the norm with public use of fully-automated self-driving vehicles in the near future, assuming pandemic-related health concerns fade. Dynamic ride-sharing (DRS) or ride-pooling of trips can significantly improve system performance by lowering empty vehicle-miles traveled (eVMT) and increasing average vehicle occupancy (AVO). With several cities looking to promote efficient curb space use, especially with the use of pickup and drop-off locations (PUDOs), this study explores the …