System and method for vehicle routing

A system for the automated routing of transport vehicles from and to a plurality of primary transportation hubs, said system comprising a memory and a processor in data communication with said memory, said memory having computer executable instructions stored thereon configured to be executed by said processor to cause said system to:

• receive data from a plurality of intended transport vehicle passengers indicative of a current location and an intended destination of each said intended transport vehicle passenger;
• designate a plurality of constraints comprising a unique maximum degree of route circuitry for each said intended transport vehicle passenger;
• calculate a maximum travel time for each said intended transport vehicle passenger based on one of said constraints representing a corresponding unique maximum degree of route circuitry, wherein a corresponding maximum travel time for one of said intended transport vehicle passengers is calculated as said unique maximum degree of route circuitry for said one of said intended transport vehicle passengers multiplied by an actual, direct travel time for said one of said intended transport vehicle passengers between said current location and said intended destination of said one of said intended transport vehicle passengers;
• cluster subsets of said plurality of intended transport vehicle passengers according to said current location and said intended destination of each of said plurality of intended transport vehicle passengers;
• determine an optimal travel routing for each of a plurality of transport vehicles to transport each said intended transport vehicle passenger associated with one of said subsets between one of said plurality of primary transportation hubs associated with said one of said subsets and a final destination or starting point for each said intended transport vehicle passenger,
• wherein the determining of said optimal travel routing uses said maximum travel time for each said intended transport vehicle passenger;
• and
• transmit a routing signal to each said transport vehicle in said one of said subsets instructing each said transport vehicle in said one of said subsets to travel along a determined optimal travel routing for each said transport vehicle.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon one or more code sections each comprising a plurality of instructions executable by one or more processors, said instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to perform actions of an automated method for routing transport vehicles from and to a plurality of primary transportation hubs, said actions of said automated method comprising steps of:

• receiving data from a plurality of intended transport vehicle passengers indicative of a current location and an intended destination of each said intended transport vehicle passenger;
• designating a plurality of constraints comprising a unique maximum degree of route circuitry for each said intended transport vehicle passenger;
• calculating a maximum travel time for each said intended transport vehicle passenger based on one of said constraints representing a corresponding unique maximum degree of route circuitry, wherein a corresponding maximum travel time for one of said intended transport vehicle passengers is calculated as said unique maximum degree of route circuitry for said one of said intended transport vehicle passengers multiplied by an actual, direct travel time for said one of said intended transport vehicle passengers between said current location and said intended destination of said one of said intended transport vehicle passengers;
• clustering subsets of said plurality of intended transport vehicle passengers according to said current location and said intended destination of each of said plurality of intended transport vehicle passengers;
• determining an optimal travel routing for each of a plurality of transport vehicles to transport each said intended transport vehicle passenger associated with one of said subsets between one of said plurality of primary transportation hubs associated with said one of said subsets and a final destination or starting point for each said intended transport vehicle passenger,
• wherein the determining of said optimal travel routing uses said maximum travel time for each said intended transport vehicle passenger;
• and
• transmitting a routing signal to each said transport vehicle in said one of said subsets instructing each said transport vehicle in said one of said subsets to travel along a determined optimal travel routing for each said transport vehicle.