UC2 Demand-Respond Traffic in Slovenian-Italian region

Use case 2 (UC2) in the Slovenian-Italian region is planning to implement social routing strategies, also known as cooperative routing, for their large-scale CCAM vehicle fleets. The aim is to provide a reservation-based shuttle service that offers an efficient and cost-effective transport solution for customers travelling long distances.

The service will use data optimisation techniques to optimise routes and services while accommodating customers with different needs and promoting economic benefits. The system offers a variety of pick-up options, such as predefined points or the customer's place of residence, to accommodate different users and arrange shared journeys and services. This leads to economic benefits for customers who have transparency on the cost impact of their decisions, including the number of people they choose to travel with, their preference for a direct or deviating route and their willingness to adjust departure times to accommodate others.

The UC2 system will include stops to load and unload passangers as well as route deviations without compromising the system's ability to get customers to their destination on time. In addition, the service will be able to respond flexibly to customers with different start and end points.