TaxiSim: A multiagent simulation platform for evaluating taxi fleet operations

• Main Authors: CHENG, Shih-Fen, NGUYEN, Thi Duong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: multiagent simulation; urban transportation; driver behavior; mobility pattern; taxi fleet; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Business; Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1405; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2404/viewcontent/taxi_sim_iat11_final.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Taxi service is an important mode of public transportation in most metropolitan areas since it provides door-to-door convenience in the public domain. Unfortunately, despite all the convenience taxis bring, taxi fleets are also extremely inefficient to the point that over 50% of its operation time co...