A New Model for a Carpool Matching Service.
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SUBMITTER: Xia J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4488330 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A New Model for a Carpool Matching Service.
Xia Jizhe J Curtin Kevin M KM Li Weihong W Zhao Yonglong Y
PloS one 20150630 6
Carpooling is an effective means of reducing traffic. A carpool team shares a vehicle for their commute, which reduces the number of vehicles on the road during rush hour periods. Carpooling is officially sanctioned by most governments, and is supported by the construction of high-occupancy vehicle lanes. A number of carpooling services have been designed in order to match commuters into carpool teams, but it known that the determination of optimal carpool teams is a combinatorially complex prob ...[more]
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