Determining service provider and transport system related effects of ridesourcing services by simulation within the travel demand model mobiTopp

European Transport Research Review

Tim Hilgert¹  Gabriel Wilkes²  Michael Heilig²  Martin Kagerbauer²  Lars Briem²  Peter Vortisch² 

[1]INOVAPLAN GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany

[2]Institute for Transport Studies, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Kaiserstrasse 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany

关键词: Travel demand model;    Agent-based model;    Mode choice;    Ridesourcing;    Ride-pooling;    Ride-hailing;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12544-021-00493-3

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

PurposeRidesourcing services have become popular recently and play a crucial role in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) offers. With their increasing importance, the need arises to integrate them into travel demand models to investigate transport system-related effects. As strong interdependencies between different people’s choices exist, microscopic and agent-based model approaches are especially suitable for their simulation.MethodThis paper presents the integration of shared and non-shared ridesourcing services (i.e., ride-hailing and ride-pooling) into the agent-based travel demand model mobiTopp. We include a simple vehicle allocation and fleet control component and extend the mode choice by the ridesourcing service. Thus, ridesourcing is integrated into the decision-making processes on an agent’s level, based on the system’s specific current performance, considering current waiting times and detours, among other data.Results and DiscussionIn this paper, we analyze the results concerning provider-related figures such as the number of bookings, trip times, and occupation rates, as well as effects on other travel modes. We performed simulation runs in an exemplary scenario with several variations with up to 1600 vehicles for the city of Stuttgart, Germany. This extension for mobiTopp provides insights into interdependencies between ridesourcing services and other travel modes and may help design and regulate ridesourcing services.

【 授权许可】

CC BY