SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING TRAVEL COSTS FOR USE OF TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS BY A USER

摘要

There is provided systems and method for minimizing travel costs for use of transportation providers by a user. A user may wish to travel between two locations but may not know a least costly route. Thus, travel routes may be calculated between to location to minimize the monetary cost to the user. The travel routes may be updated or reflect changes in the travel route, such as traffic conditions, tolls, or other travel condition. Additionally, the user may wish to change the travel route to reflect other stops the user may wish to make. The travel route can be updated in real time. The travel route can also be recorded and changes from an agreed upon travel route by the transportation provider may be sent to the user for reporting to a transit authority.

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a non-transitory memory storing information corresponding to a plurality of transportation providers; and one or more hardware processors in communication with the non-transitory memory and configured to:
receive a start location and a destination location from a user using a network interface component;determine, for each of the plurality of transportation providers, at least one travel route between the start location and the destination location, wherein the at least one travel route is further determined to minimize at least an estimated monetary cost to the user using a schedule of monetary costs comprising at least a location-specific surcharge on the at least one travel route, and wherein the plurality of transportation providers comprises at least one variable cost transportation provider; andtransmit, for each of the plurality of transportation providers, the at least one travel route and the estimated monetary cost for the travel route to the user using the network interface component.