System and method for traffic decongestion

A method for travel along a desired route, comprising the steps of:

• selecting a ticket for a desired travel route and corresponding time;
• bidding on the ticket for the desired travel route and corresponding time;
• receiving a decision on whether the ticket for the desired travel route and corresponding time was awarded;
• and
• buying a right to the ticket to the desired travel route and corresponding time.

A method for advanced travel, comprising the steps of:

• entering a destination on a communication device;
• receiving location information and destination information from the communication device;
• verifying the location and destination information and vehicle information;
• identifying at least a route based on the location and destination information, wherein the at least a route is selected from the group including a fastest route, a congested route, and a less congested route;
• placing a bid by the user for one of the at least route, wherein bid value for the fastest route and the congested route is higher than bid value for the less congested route;
• and
• allocating either of the fastest route or the congested route to the user based on the bid, vehicle information, and traffic-related intelligence, or awarding a compensation to the user for bidding the less congested route,
• wherein the traffic-related intelligence further comprises enabling superplayers to be deemed to outbid, with or without payment, as desired by the relevant authorities, any other non-superplayer bidder and thereby be granted the fastest driving times to their destination, wherein the superplayers are selected from the group comprising emergency vehicles or law enforcement vehicles in emergency travel.

A system for advanced travel, comprising:

• a communication device for providing a bid for a desired ticket for a travel route, wherein the ticket comprises a right to travel on the travel route for a limited time, and wherein the travel route comprises a specified set and sequence of one or more route components selected from the following group of route components:
• roadways, intersections, traffic lights, bridges, ferries, turnpikes, and tunnels;
• wherein the bid comprises a user input, a travel route fee, and at least one of a vehicle information, and automatic bid;
• and
• a control unit for receiving the bid and rendering a decision based on the bid, wherein the decision is based upon an auction among the bid and competing bids and at least one of:
• approval for the ticket for the desired travel route, compensation for bidding an alternate ticket to a less congested route, and decongestion of the desired travel route;
• and
• wherein bidders may bid on individual routes or aggregated packages of routes, and may bid manually, or may instruct a bidding computing device to bid for them, subject to whatever constraints the bidders specify;
• wherein bidder's bids may be controlled by their own computing device, and wherein said computing device is configured to be capable of constant or occasional contact with the bid-receiving computer to receive updates and send back their own updated bids and asks;
• and
• wherein the bidders can specify the constraints to the bid-receiving computer, wherein the constraints include one or more of:
• what their bid conditions were, what their bid request was, and instructing the bid-receiving computer to bid if they were route buyers, or offer if they were route sellers, on their behalf.