Assessment of Emerging Opportunities for Real-Time, Multimodal Decision Support Systems in Transportation Operations

Scenario 3- Assumptions and Elements

•Assumptions:

▫D-RIDE applications on both the device and in-vehicle systems are capable of constantly sending location-based information associated with a unique identifier code for each user.

▫D-RIDE Data Center is capable of processing constant flows of information from travelers in motion.

▫D-RIDE Data Center is outfitted with georeferencing to know where HOV/HOT lanes are located and whether or not travelers are riding in the lane.

▫Tolling and Enforcement Center can process e-tolling payments and issue violation citations.

•Description of elements:

▫Traveler: Both the passenger requesting a ride as well as the traveler accepting passengers

▫D-RIDE Data Center: Processes ridematch requests and requestor route and location data

▫Tolling and Enforcement Center: issues citations for violations and processes e-tolling payments