There has been a resurgence of interest in demand-responsive shared-ride systems,
motivated by concerns for the environment and also new developments in technologies …

Dial-a-ride problems consist of designing vehicle routes and time schedules in a system of
demand-dependent, collective people transportation. In the standard problem, operational …

Emerging transportation network services, such as customized buses, hold the promise of
expanding overall traveler accessibility in congested metropolitan areas. A number of …

Internal combustion engine vehicles, although conventionally playing essential roles in
seaport logistic operation, are major sources of carbon emissions. To guarantee the “green …

Abstract The Dial-a-Ride Problem (DARP) consists of designing vehicle routes and
schedules for customers with special needs and/or disabilities. The DARP with Electric …

Recent trends towards larger and more complex systems necessitate the use of
heterogeneous and flexible automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to fulfill the transport …

The customized bus (CB) is an emerging type of public transportation system, which not only
provides a flexible and reliable demand-responsive service, but also reduces the usage of …

We consider two stochastic variants of the Share-a-Ride problem: one with stochastic travel
times and one with stochastic delivery locations. Both variants are formulated as a two-stage …

The introduction of public transport services by fully automated vehicles can potentially
change the way public transit services will be operated, as they allow shifting from rigid …

Ridesharing has been emerging as a new type of mobility. However, the early promises of
ridesharing for alleviating congestion in cities may be undermined by a number of …