Systems and methods for routing personal mobility vehicles based on road conditions

Abstract

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a transportation request from a transportation requestor device to travel from a first location to a second location. The computer-implemented method also includes determining one or more routes from the first location to the second location and a characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes. The computer-implemented method also includes selecting, based on the characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes, a personal mobility vehicle from a fleet of personal mobility vehicles. The fleet of personal mobility vehicles includes different types of personal mobility vehicles. The computer-implemented method also includes providing instructions to a device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse a particular route of the one or more routes.

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 receiving, by a dynamic transportation matching system, a transportation request from a transportation requestor device to travel from a first location to a second location;   determining, by the dynamic transportation matching system, one or more routes from the first location to the second location and a characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes;   selecting, by the dynamic transportation matching system based on the characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes, a personal mobility vehicle from a fleet of personal mobility vehicles managed by the dynamic transportation matching system, wherein the fleet of personal mobility vehicles comprises different types of personal mobility vehicles; and   providing, by the dynamic transportation matching system, instructions to a device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse a particular route of the one or more routes.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein selecting the personal mobility vehicle from the fleet of personal mobility vehicles comprises:
 matching, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the transportation request to the different types of the personal mobility vehicles; and   selecting, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the personal mobility vehicle based on a type of the personal mobility vehicle being relatively more suitable to the characteristic of the particular route than other personal mobility vehicles in the fleet of personal mobility vehicles.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the selecting is further based on a current environmental condition associated with at least one of the first location or the second location. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining, by the dynamic transportation matching system, a preference of a transportation requestor associated with the transportation requestor device;   determining, by the dynamic transportation matching system, one or more of a type of the personal mobility vehicle or a physical characteristic of the personal mobility vehicle; and   selecting, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the particular route for the personal mobility vehicle to traverse based on one or more of the preference of the transportation requestor, the type of the personal mobility vehicle, or the physical characteristic of the personal mobility vehicle.   
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein the preference of the transportation requestor comprises a preference with respect to ride efficiency versus ride comfort. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein the physical characteristic of the personal mobility vehicle comprises one of a size, a type of wheels, suspension information, clearance information, maneuverability information, or visibility information. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the different types of the personal mobility vehicles comprise a bicycle and a scooter. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 collecting, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes via at least one sensor-equipped personal mobility vehicle that participates in the fleet of personal mobility vehicles.   
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein a sensor in the at least one sensor-equipped personal mobility vehicle for collecting the characteristic associated with the route is an accelerometer or a camera. 
     
     
         10 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein providing, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the instructions to the device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle traverse the particular route is based at least in part on a physical characteristic of the personal mobility vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein providing, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the instructions to the device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse the particular route is based at least in part on a stored path condition preference of a transportation requester associated with the transportation request. 
     
     
         12 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein providing, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the instructions to the device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse the particular route comprises placing the personal mobility vehicle at a location near the particular route in advance of usage of the personal mobility vehicle by at least one of:
 sending a message to the transportation requester device that directs a transportation requester to transport the personal mobility vehicle to the location near the particular route; or   sending a message to a transportation provider device that directs a transportation provider to transport the personal mobility vehicle to the location near the particular route via an additional vehicle.   
     
     
         13 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein providing, by the dynamic transportation matching system, the instructions to the device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse the particular route comprises activating a display feature of the personal mobility vehicle to direct a current operator of the personal mobility vehicle to traverse the particular route. 
     
     
         14 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes comprises information relating to one or more of a physical condition of a traversable path of the route, a lighting condition of the traversable path, a physical surface of the traversable path, a designated road lane for the personal mobility vehicles, a width of the designated road lane, or a physical separation between the designated road lane and a road lane designated for lane-constrained vehicles. 
     
     
         15 . A dynamic transportation matching system comprising:
 a non-transitory memory; and   one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the dynamic transportation matching system to perform operations comprising:   receiving a transportation request from a transportation requestor device to travel from a first location to a second location;   determining one or more routes from the first location to the second location and a characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes;   selecting, based on the characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes, a personal mobility vehicle from a fleet of personal mobility vehicles managed by the dynamic transportation matching system, wherein the fleet of personal mobility vehicles comprises different types of personal mobility vehicles; and   providing instructions to a device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse a particular route of the one or more routes.   
     
     
         16 . The dynamic transportation matching system of  claim 15 , wherein selecting the personal mobility vehicle from the fleet of personal mobility vehicles comprises:
 matching the transportation request to the different types of the personal mobility vehicles; and   selecting the personal mobility vehicle based on a type of the personal mobility vehicle being relatively more suitable to the characteristic of the particular route than other personal mobility vehicles in the fleet of personal mobility vehicles.   
     
     
         17 . The dynamic transportation matching system of  claim 16 , wherein the selecting is further based on a current environmental condition associated with at least one of the first location or the second location. 
     
     
         18 . The dynamic transportation matching system of  claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining a preference of a transportation requestor associated with the transportation requestor device;   determining one or more of a type of the personal mobility vehicle or a physical characteristic of the personal mobility vehicle; and   selecting the particular route for the personal mobility vehicle to traverse based on one or more of the preference of the transportation requestor, the type of the personal mobility vehicle, or the physical characteristic of the personal mobility vehicle.   
     
     
         19 . The dynamic transportation matching system of  claim 15 , wherein the different types of the personal mobility vehicles comprise a bicycle and a scooter. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:
 computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
 receive a transportation request from a transportation requestor device to travel from a first location to a second location; 
 determine one or more routes from the first location to the second location and a characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes; 
 select, based on the characteristic associated with each route of the one or more routes, a personal mobility vehicle from a fleet of personal mobility vehicles, wherein the fleet of personal mobility vehicles comprises different types of personal mobility vehicles; and 
 provide instructions to a device associated with the personal mobility vehicle to direct the personal mobility vehicle to traverse a particular route of the one or more routes.