Casual driver ride sharing
A system for casual driver ride sharing includes an interface and processor. The interface is to receive a request for a ride from a user, wherein the request includes GPS information for the user. The processor is to determine compatibility between the typical route information and the request for the ride; determine a ranked list based at least in part on the compatibility; and provide a ride offer to a driver of the one or more casual drivers based at least in part on the ranked list.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a ride matching system, a transportation request comprising a pickup location and a destination location;
determining a route associated with a driver system based on stored location information generated by a location device of the driver system over time;
determining a compatibility between the transportation request and the determined route associated with the driver system, wherein determining the compatibility comprises:
determining an extra distance added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request;
comparing the extra distance added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request to an extra distance threshold;
determining an extra time added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request; and
comparing the extra time added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request to an extra time threshold;
ranking the driver system based at least in part on the compatibility between the transportation request and the determined route associated with the driver system; and
matching, by the ride matching system, the transportation request to the driver system based at least in part on the ranking to connect a rider of the transportation request to a driver of the driver system.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ranking comprises ranking a plurality of driver systems comprising the driver system.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein ranking the plurality of driver systems comprises prioritizing at least one newly-activated driver system.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein ranking the plurality of driver systems comprises:
determining that at least one driver system is associated with an area or employer having a threshold number of drivers; and
prioritizing the at least one driver system based on the at least one driver system being associated with the area or employer having a threshold number of drivers.
5. The method of claim 2 , wherein ranking the plurality of driver systems comprises:
determining that at least one driver system is associated with a route having a threshold number of drivers; and
prioritizing the at least one driver system based on the at least one driver system being associated with the route having a threshold number of drivers.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing the driver system to display a user interface comprising information associated with the extra distance and the extra time.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the user interface further comprises a map indicating the determined route and an additional route between the pickup location and the destination location.
8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computing device to:
receive a transportation request comprising a pickup location and a destination location;
determine a route associated with a driver system based on stored location information generated by a location device of the driver system over time;
determine a compatibility between the transportation request and the determined route associated with a driver system, wherein determining the compatibility comprises:
determining an extra distance added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request;
comparing the extra distance added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request to an extra distance threshold;
determining an extra time added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request; and
comparing the extra time added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request to an extra time threshold;
rank the driver system based at least in part on the compatibility between the transportation request and the determined route associated with the driver system; and
match the transportation request to the driver system based at least in part on the ranking to connect a rider of the transportation request to a driver of the driver system.
9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the ranking comprises ranking a plurality of driver systems comprising the driver system.
10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein ranking the plurality of driver systems comprises prioritizing at least one newly- activated driver system.
11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein ranking the plurality of driver systems comprises:
determining that at least one driver system is associated with an area or employer having a threshold number of drivers; and
prioritizing the at least one driver system based on the at least one driver system being associated with the area or employer having a threshold number of drivers.
12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein ranking the plurality of driver systems comprises:
determining that at least one driver system is associated with a route having a threshold number of drivers; and
prioritizing the at least one driver system based on the at least one driver system being associated with the route having a threshold number of drivers.
13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , further comprising causing the driver system to display a user interface comprising information associated with the extra distance and the extra time.
14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the user interface further comprises a map indicating the determined route and an additional route between the pickup location and the destination location.
15. A system comprising:
one or more memory devices; and
one or more computing devices configured to:
receive a transportation request comprising a pickup location and a destination location;
determine a route associated with a driver system based on stored location information generated by a location device of the driver system over time;
determine a compatibility between the transportation request and the determined route associated with a driver system, wherein determining the compatibility comprises:
determining an extra distance added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request;
comparing the extra distance added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request to an extra distance threshold;
determining an extra time added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request; and
comparing the extra time added to the determined route as a result of the transportation request to an extra time threshold;
rank the driver system based at least in part on the compatibility between the transportation request and the determined route associated with the driver system; and
match the transportation request to the driver system based at least in part on the ranking to connect a rider of the transportation request to a driver of the driver system.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the ranking comprises ranking a plurality of driver systems comprising the driver system.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to rank the plurality of driver systems by prioritizing at least one newly-activated driver system.
18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to rank the plurality of driver systems by:
determining that at least one driver system is associated with an area or employer having a threshold number of drivers; and
prioritizing the at least one driver system based on the at least one driver system being associated with the area or employer having a threshold number of drivers.
19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to rank the plurality of driver systems by:
determining that at least one driver system is associated with a route having a threshold number of drivers; and
prioritizing the at least one driver system based on the at least one driver system being associated with the route having a threshold number of drivers.
20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the one or more computing devices are further configured to cause the driver system to display a user interface comprising:
information associated with the extra distance and the extra time; and
a map indicating the determined route and an additional route between the pickup location and the destination location.