DEMAND PREDICTION FOR RECOMMENDING SPATIO- TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF PILGRIM TRANSPORTATION

Abstract

Taxis play an important role in transportation service. Unlike other transportation service like train, buses, etc., they provide service at your desired time and place. Taxicabs cruise for passengers at taxis stands, along the roads and some famous spots like airports, railway station, shopping malls, theatres etc. Due to the changing behavior of passengers, it becomes very difficult for taxi drivers to make a sufficient amount of profit. The distance travelled while searching for passengers is an overhead for taxi drivers as it does not contribute to their profit. Both fuel and time of taxi drivers are wasted because of this. There are few places where passengers have to wait long for taxi due to lack of availability of taxis in those areas. Both these problems need to be considered for the creation of smart city. These are interrelated to each other, so there should be balance between them for increasing taxi drivers’ profit and providing quick access of taxis to passengers. Our aim is to find an efficient strategy for taxi drivers so that they can get passengers quickly and thus reducing passengers waiting time as well as increasing taxi occupancy.