Traffic demand can be measured as the number of vehicles going through a particular location per hour. As traffic demand approaches the capacity of the road, traffic congestion occurs. About 50% of congestion experienced in the US is recurring. It occurs as traffic demand exceeds road capacity during peak hours.
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viaCycle Bicycles Parked in Bike Racks: The viaCycle system allows using regular bike racks rather than the special docking stations typically required by bicycle sharing systems not installing GPS and automated locks in each bike.
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BitLock Electronic Lock with iPhone App: The smart phone app can be use to verify the status of the lock, as well as check location where the lock was last unlocked/locked. Once the user's phone has been automatically detected through bluetooth by the lock, pressing one of the two button on the lock, unlocks it. In cases when the user smart phone is not available, the two buttons on the lock can be used to enter a 16-digit binary unlock code.
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Bike Location on BitLock App Map: The BitLock System records the location where the bike was last locked through the smart phone of the last user. This location does not change until a new user unlocks it.
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Automatic Route Change Notification in Waze App: To minimize the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) to a given destination, Waze automatically changes the recommended route based on real-time traffic conditions on the various alternative routes. Such route optimization not only allows the individual user to save time, but also could potential alleviate traffic throughout the city depending on the number of users of Waze.
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Page for Passenger to Request a Ride - Lyft App: When you open the app in passenger mode, you see a map with your current location, and available nearby Lyft vehicles. You can simply tap on a button to "Request Lyft". In selected cities, three types of rides are available: Line (allowing multiple passengers to be picked up in the way), Lyft (the baseline service), and Plus (to request a bigger vehicle).
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Waiting for Driver to Arrive Page - Lyft App: The page includes: a map with the assigned driver/vehicle's geo-location, option for passenger to add a destination, a profile picture of the driver and the vehicle. The images allow the passenger to verify the identity of the driver, and make sure the authorized vehicle is the one that arrives.
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Police Ahead Alert in Waze App: Among the various alerts users automatically get is the one show, alerting of Police in 0.5 miles. Users can like the alert if the police is still there, or choose otherwise through the alert popup.
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Report Menu of Waze App: With the touch two buttons in the app users can report traffic jams, road police, accidents, speed cameras, road closure. Users can also update gas station prices, report map issues, and send a chat message that displays on the map.
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Report Gas Price Screen of Waze App: Wake app users can contribute to maintain updated gas prices for every gas stations, to enable other users to make informed choices on where to go to refill their tanks.
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Page for Driver to Accept Ride - Lyft App: Shows a map with the driver's current geo-location and the passenger's pickup location. An ETA (estimated time of arrival) to the pickup location is provided, as well as the passenger's name, profile picture, and average rating.
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