On-line proactive relocation and regulation strategies for one-way station-based car-sharing systems

Repoux, Martin and Kaspi, Mor and Boyacı, Burak and Geroliminis, Nikolas (2018) On-line proactive relocation and regulation strategies for one-way station-based car-sharing systems. In: hEART 2018 - 7th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation, 2018-09-05 - 2018-09-07.

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Abstract

This study examines the on-line proactive planning of relocations in a one-way station-based electric car-sharing system that implements a complete parking reservation policy. A Markovian model that utilizes reservation information is formulated in order to estimate the expected near-future shortages of vehicles and parking spots at each station. The outcome of the model is used in algorithms for staff-based and user-based relocations. The proposed algorithms are tested in a simulation environment using data derived from a real-world car-sharing system. In addition, in collaboration with a car-sharing operator, the algorithms are test in the field.