Understanding taxi travel patterns

• Main Authors: Cai, Hua, Zhan, Xiaowei, Zhu, Ji, Jia, Xiaoping, Chiu, Anthony S.F., Xu, Ming
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Taxicabs > China > Beijing; Commuters > China > Beijing; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3462; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4464/type/native/viewcontent/j.physa.2016.03.047
• Institution: De La Salle University

Taxis play important roles in modern urban transportation systems, especially in mega cities. While providing necessary amenities, taxis also significantly contribute to traffic congestion, urban energy consumption, and air pollution. Understanding the travel patterns of taxis is thus important for...