A cell-based logit-opportunity taxi customer-search model

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 48, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-96

  Wong, R C P ^a   Szeto, W Y ^a   Wong, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cell based network; Global positioning system data; Logit opportunity model; Probability of success; Taxi customer search

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FLEET OPERATIONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SALES; TAXICABS;

CELL-BASED; MODEL PRINCIPLE; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING CONCEPTS; PASSENGER DEMANDS; PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS; SEARCH MODELS; TAXI CUSTOMER-SEARCH;

SEARCH ENGINES;

GPS; LOGIT ANALYSIS; MODELING; PROBABILITY; RANDOM WALK METHOD; TAXI TRANSPORT; URBAN TRANSPORT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84907487360     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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