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de Ruijter, A.J.F. (author), Cats, O. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Previous studies into the potential benefits of ride pooling failed to account for the trade-off that users likely make when considering a shared ride. We address this shortcoming by formulating user net benefit stemming from pooling as a compensatory function where the additional travel time and on-board discomfort need to be compensated by...journal article 2023
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Fielbaum, Andres (author), Kucharski, R.M. (author), Cats, O. (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author)Emerging on-demand sharing alternatives, in which one resource is utilised simultaneously by a circumstantial group of users, entail several challenges regarding how to coordinate such users. A very relevant case refers to how to form groups in a mobility system that offers shared rides, and how to split the costs within the travellers of a...journal article 2022
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Kucharski, R.M. (author), Fielbaum, Andres (author), Alonso-Mora, J. (author), Cats, O. (author)Sharing rides in on-demand systems allow passengers to reduce their fares and service providers to increase revenue, though at the cost of adding uncertainty to the system. Notably, the uncertainty of ride-pooling systems stems not only from travel times but also from unique features of sharing, such as the dependency on other passengers'...journal article 2020