OPTIMIZING SELECTION OF DRIVERS FOR TRANSPORT REQUESTS

摘要

A computing system operates to process multiple transport requests at one time, each of the multiple transport request specifying a pickup location that is within a geographic region. During a given interval when each of the multiple transport request are open, a pool of candidate drivers is determined within the geographic region that can fulfill one or more of the transport requests within a threshold duration of time. A driver is selected for each of the multiple transport requests. In selecting the driver, the computer system implements an optimization process to minimize an estimated time to pick up for at least one of the multiple transport requests.