Throughput and Pricing of Ridesharing Systems

• Published in: Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies pp. 640 - 648
• Main Authors: Courcoubetis, Costas, Dimakis, Antonis
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.04.2019
• Subjects: crowdsourcing; Delays; Pricing; queueing model; ridesharing; stability; Stability criteria; Surges; Throughput; Vehicles

We introduce a queueing model for passengers waiting to get transport by drivers participating in a ridesharing system. The effect of available drivers' mobility pattern, their willingness to accept rides in a given location, and the incentives offered by the platform, on system throughput is c...