Modeling routing behavior for vacant taxicabs in Urban traffic networks

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2284, 2012, Pages 81-88

  Hu, Xianbiao ^a   Gao, Song ^b   Chiu, Yi Chang ^a   Lin, Dung Ying ^c  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

DRIVER ROUTE CHOICE; LEAST COST PATH; RESEARCH AREAS; ROUTE CHOICE; ROUTE CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ROUTING DECISIONS; ROUTING MODEL; ROUTINGS; TAXI DRIVERS; URBAN TRAFFIC NETWORKS;

TAXICABS;

EID: 84867764110     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2284-10     Document Type: Article

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