A transport based clearing system for dynamic carpooling business services

Abstract

The WiSafeCar (Wireless Traffic Safety Network Between Cars) project aims at creating a comprehensive wireless communication and service platform targeting vehicular networks, striving to reduce accidents and traffic congestion. Within the frame of this project, a dynamic carpooling transport system was designed, reacting in real time to events and user transport requests. In order to allow this system to integrate seamlessly with other transport modes, but also to encourage users to use carpooling, a clearing service has been implemented to solve the inherent compensation issues. Both the carpooling system and the underlying utility services have been prototyped, using the Netlogo simulator, to prove not only the efficiency of WiSafeCar at reducing the congestion in cities; but also to validate the business models to be implemented and more precisely the clearing algorithm.