Decontamination of transportation vehicles

1 . A computer-based method of decontaminating transportation vehicles, the method comprising:

receiving GPS data and real-time and historical data relating to contamination for a transportation vehicle from one or more sources in a surrounding environment;

identifying a route and a location of the transportation vehicle based on the GPS data;

predicting one or more target areas of the transportation vehicle to decontaminate based on the route and the historical data, wherein the predicted one or more target areas include one or more pre-determined locations on the transportation vehicle most likely to become contaminated along a current route based on prior instances of contamination of the transportation vehicle on the current route contained in the historical data;

placing one or more decontamination devices at the predicted one or more target areas;

identifying one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination based on the real-time data from the one or more sources and the location of the transportation vehicle;

determining whether at least one type of contamination is airborne;

in response to determining the at least one type of contamination is airborne:

activating the one or more decontamination devices to increase air pressure inside a portion of the transportation vehicle based on a type of the transportation vehicle; and

releasing the air pressure inside the portion of the transportation vehicle when a door is opened; and

deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination.

2 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether an external object is interacting with the transportation vehicle; and

in response to determining the external object is interacting with the transportation vehicle, deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the external object.

3 . The computer-based method of claim 2 , wherein the external object is prevented from entering an interior of the transportation vehicle while the deployed one or more decontamination devices sanitize the external object.

4 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more decontamination devices include a plurality of blowers, and the air pressure inside the portion of the transportation vehicle is released by blowing air out of the portion of the transportation vehicle when the door is opened.

5 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more decontamination devices include a plurality of drones, and deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination further comprises:

detaching the plurality of drones from a surface of the transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is in motion, wherein the detached plurality of drones synchronously move relative to the transportation vehicle to sanitize the one or more parts.

6 . The computer-based method of claim 5 , wherein the detached plurality of drones sanitize the one or more parts by spraying a chemical on the one or more parts while the transportation vehicle is in motion.

7 . The computer-based method of claim 1 , wherein the source is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of odor detection sensors, a GPS device, and a database containing information about air quality in a geographical area.

8 . A computer system, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:

receiving GPS data and real-time and historical data relating to contamination for a transportation vehicle from one or more sources in a surrounding environment;

identifying a route and a location of the transportation vehicle based on the GPS data;

predicting one or more target areas of the transportation vehicle to decontaminate based on the route and the historical data, wherein the predicted one or more target areas include one or more pre-determined locations on the transportation vehicle most likely to become contaminated along a current route based on prior instances of contamination of the transportation vehicle on the current route contained in the historical data;

placing one or more decontamination devices at the predicted one or more target areas;

identifying one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination based on the real-time data from the one or more sources and the location of the transportation vehicle;

determining whether at least one type of contamination is airborne;

in response to determining the at least one type of contamination is airborne:

activating the one or more decontamination devices to increase air pressure inside a portion of the transportation vehicle based on a type of the transportation vehicle; and

releasing the air pressure inside the portion of the transportation vehicle when a door is opened; and

deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination.

9 . The computer system of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining whether an external object is interacting with the transportation vehicle; and

in response to determining the external object is interacting with the transportation vehicle, deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the external object.

10 . The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the external object is prevented from entering an interior of the transportation vehicle while the deployed one or more decontamination devices sanitize the external object.

11 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more decontamination devices include a plurality of blowers, and the air pressure inside the portion of the transportation vehicle is released by blowing air out of the portion of the transportation vehicle when the door is opened.

12 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more decontamination devices include a plurality of drones, and deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination further comprises:

detaching the plurality of drones from a surface of the transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is in motion, wherein the detached plurality of drones synchronously move relative to the transportation vehicle to sanitize the one or more parts.

13 . The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the detached plurality of drones sanitize the one or more parts by spraying a chemical on the one or more parts while the transportation vehicle is in motion.

14 . The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the source is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of odor detection sensors, a GPS device, and a database containing information about air quality in a geographical area.

15 . A computer program product, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor capable of performing a method, the method comprising:

receiving GPS data and real-time and historical data relating to contamination for a transportation vehicle from one or more sources in a surrounding environment;

identifying a route and a location of the transportation vehicle based on the GPS data;

predicting one or more target areas of the transportation vehicle to decontaminate based on the route and the historical data, wherein the predicted one or more target areas include one or more pre-determined locations on the transportation vehicle most likely to become contaminated along a current route based on prior instances of contamination of the transportation vehicle on the current route contained in the historical data;

placing one or more decontamination devices at the predicted one or more target areas;

identifying one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination based on the real-time data from the one or more sources and the location of the transportation vehicle;

determining whether at least one type of contamination is airborne;

in response to determining the at least one type of contamination is airborne:

activating the one or more decontamination devices to increase air pressure inside a portion of the transportation vehicle based on a type of the transportation vehicle; and

releasing the air pressure inside the portion of the transportation vehicle when a door is opened; and

deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising:

determining whether an external object is interacting with the transportation vehicle; and

in response to determining the external object is interacting with the transportation vehicle, deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the external object.

17 . The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the external object is prevented from entering an interior of the transportation vehicle while the deployed one or more decontamination devices sanitize the external object.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more decontamination devices include a plurality of blowers, and the air pressure inside the portion of the transportation vehicle is released by blowing air out of the portion of the transportation vehicle when the door is opened.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the one or more decontamination devices include a plurality of drones, and deploying the one or more decontamination devices to sanitize the one or more parts of the transportation vehicle requiring decontamination further comprises:

detaching the plurality of drones from a surface of the transportation vehicle while the transportation vehicle is in motion, wherein the detached plurality of drones synchronously move relative to the transportation vehicle to sanitize the one or more parts.

20 . The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the detached plurality of drones sanitize the one or more parts by spraying a chemical on the one or more parts while the transportation vehicle is in motion.