The potential of governmental regulation on shared mobility-on-demand systems

  • Shared Mobility-on-Demand services have the potential to contribute to a more socially and environmentally sustainable mobility provision. However, this potential may not be fully exploited due to possible conflicts with the objectives of the service providers. Thus, political discourses address regulatory instruments to influence providers’ operational planning. This paper analyzes the effects of two currently debated instruments, i.e., the introduction of a minimum pooling rate and a minimum spatial acceptance rate. Our analysis is based on mathematical optimization models that we formulate as generalizations of the selective dial-a-ride problem. More precisely, the problem is first captured by a single-period model formulation and then generalized to a multi-period horizon to implement different regulatory strategies. In a comprehensive computational study, we solve the regulated model formulations to optimality both for artificial and real-world data provided by our industryShared Mobility-on-Demand services have the potential to contribute to a more socially and environmentally sustainable mobility provision. However, this potential may not be fully exploited due to possible conflicts with the objectives of the service providers. Thus, political discourses address regulatory instruments to influence providers’ operational planning. This paper analyzes the effects of two currently debated instruments, i.e., the introduction of a minimum pooling rate and a minimum spatial acceptance rate. Our analysis is based on mathematical optimization models that we formulate as generalizations of the selective dial-a-ride problem. More precisely, the problem is first captured by a single-period model formulation and then generalized to a multi-period horizon to implement different regulatory strategies. In a comprehensive computational study, we solve the regulated model formulations to optimality both for artificial and real-world data provided by our industry partner FLEXIBUS. We evaluate different levels of regulation for both instruments regarding their feasibility and their impact on the Shared Mobility-on-Demand system, and thereby discuss key factors, specific issues, and recommendations with regards to the practical application of regulatory instruments for public authorities that can be derived from the results of our study. Overall, our analysis recommends a multi-period application for both regulatory instruments. In this context, a moderate minimum pooling rate can enhance environmental sustainability, though it may create trade-offs with social or service provider objectives. In contrast, a minimum spatial acceptance rate shows minimal conflicts with other objectives, but requires an effective spatial partitioning approach and is sensitive to the provider’s supply–demand ratio.show moreshow less

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Author:Fabian AnzenhoferGND, Simon Schmidbaur, Robert KleinORCiDGND, Claudius SteinhardtORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:384-opus4-1178435
Frontdoor URLhttps://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/117843
ISSN:0965-8564OPAC
Parent Title (English):Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Publisher:Elsevier BV
Place of publication:Amsterdam
Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2025
Publishing Institution:Universität Augsburg
Release Date:2025/01/07
Volume:192
First Page:104360
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2024.104360
Institutes:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Statistik und mathematische Wirtschaftstheorie
Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Statistik und mathematische Wirtschaftstheorie / Lehrstuhl für Analytics & Optimization
Nachhaltigkeitsziele
Nachhaltigkeitsziele / Ziel 9 - Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur
Nachhaltigkeitsziele / Ziel 17 - Partnerschaften zur Erreichung der Ziele
Dewey Decimal Classification:3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft
Licence (German):CC-BY 4.0: Creative Commons: Namensnennung (mit Print on Demand)