System and method for automated routing of mass transit vehicles

A computer implemented method for routing a vehicle, comprising:

• establishing, in a non-transitory computer memory, a set of parameters comprising a plurality of hub stops and a threshold time;
• receiving a service request comprising a service location;
• determining a current location of the vehicle;
• determining an upcoming travel time for the vehicle to travel from the current location to the service location;
• and
• determining, via a routing component comprising a processor, a next stop for the vehicle selected from:
• if the upcoming travel time does not exceed the threshold time, the service location;
• and
• if the upcoming travel time exceeds the threshold time, an intermediate stop on route to the service location selected from one of the plurality of hub stops, wherein the routing component retains the service location as a stop to be made subsequent to travelling to the intermediate stop.