Enhanced navigation and ride hailing

Abstract

A system for navigation and ride hailing that provides options for navigating traffic through express lanes or the like. Information, such as express lane profile information, toll price information for the express lane during a period, and traffic information along one or more paths may be used to determine the fastest options along to a destination at different toll price points.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A device comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising:   receiving ride sharing requests from equipment of a plurality of prospective passengers;   obtaining a profile for each of the plurality of prospective passengers, the profile including a predetermined preference regarding sharing costs associated with a shared ride;   accepting ride sharing requests from a set of the equipment of the plurality of prospective passengers, resulting in a shared ride with a plurality of passengers, the accepting based on the predetermined preference of each of the plurality of passengers;   receiving route information regarding a plurality of routes;   selecting a route from the plurality of routes, in accordance with the route information and a profile for each of the plurality of passengers;   determining an additional cost and a time savings benefit associated with the selected route; and   determining, for each passenger of the plurality of passengers, a portion of the additional cost weighted in accordance with a portion of the time savings benefit received by each passenger of the plurality of passengers.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the route information comprises traffic conditions and toll information along each of the plurality of routes. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving express lane pass information associated with a profile for each of the plurality of passengers, wherein the selecting is performed at least in part in accordance with the express lane pass information. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting information regarding the selected route to equipment of a vehicle driver for the shared ride. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the operations further comprise sending a message to a navigation application to alter a navigation route of the vehicle to the selected route. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the selected route corresponds to a cost threshold and a time threshold. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises a daily amount that is used for express lanes. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise displaying the selected route. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a mobile device. 
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a processing system including a processor of a mobile device, ride sharing requests from equipment of a plurality of prospective passengers;   obtaining, by the processing system, a profile for each of the plurality of prospective passengers, the profile including a predetermined preference regarding sharing costs associated with a shared ride;   accepting, by the processing system, ride sharing requests from a set of the equipment of the plurality of prospective passengers, resulting in a shared ride with a plurality of passengers, the accepting based on the predetermined preference of each of the plurality of passengers;   receiving, by the processing system, route information regarding a plurality of routes;   selecting, by the processing system, a route from the plurality of routes, in accordance with the route information and a profile for each of the plurality of passengers;   determining, by the processing system, an additional cost and a time savings benefit associated with the selected route; and   determining, by the processing system for each passenger of the plurality of passengers, a portion of the additional cost weighted in accordance with a portion of the time savings benefit received by each passenger of the plurality of passengers.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the route information comprises traffic conditions and toll information along each of the plurality of routes. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising receiving, by the processing system, express lane pass information associated with a profile for each of the plurality of passengers, wherein the selecting is performed at least in part in accordance with the express lane pass information. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising transmitting, by the processing system, information regarding the selected route to equipment of a vehicle driver for the shared ride. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising sending, by the processing system, a message to a navigation application to alter a navigation route of the vehicle to the selected route. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the selected route corresponds to a cost threshold and a time threshold. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the profile comprises a daily amount that is used for express lanes. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
 receiving ride sharing requests from equipment of a plurality of prospective passengers;   obtaining a profile for each of the plurality of prospective passengers, the profile including a predetermined preference regarding sharing costs associated with a shared ride;   accepting ride sharing requests from a set of the equipment of the plurality of prospective passengers, resulting in a shared ride with a plurality of passengers in a vehicle, the accepting based on the predetermined preference of each of the plurality of passengers;   receiving route information regarding a plurality of routes;   selecting a route from the plurality of routes, in accordance with the route information and a profile for each of the plurality of passengers;   determining an additional cost and a time savings benefit associated with the selected route; and   determining, for each passenger of the plurality of passengers, a portion of the additional cost weighted in accordance with a portion of the time savings benefit received by each passenger of the plurality of passengers.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the route information comprises traffic conditions and toll information along each of the plurality of routes. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving express lane pass information associated with a profile for each of the plurality of passengers, wherein the selecting is performed at least in part in accordance with the express lane pass information. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise transmitting information regarding the selected route to equipment of a driver of the vehicle.