Systems and methods for enhanced transportation dispatch

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving an indication that a transportation application has been initialized on a computing device to request a shared ride, the computing device including a global positioning system (GPS) radio that provides dynamically updated, real time location information for the computing device, the shared ride including one or more ridesharing constraints that are to be maintained throughout the shared ride, wherein a separate set of tighter ridesharing constraints is implemented when determining whether to surface an ephemeral ride mode, the separate set of ridesharing constraints including additional restrictions that are only applied in the ephemeral ride mode;
• analyzing one or more current dispatch conditions affecting dispatch of one or more transportation provider devices to the computing device, wherein each transportation provider device includes a GPS radio configured to provide dynamically updated, real time location information for each transportation provider device;
• determining, based on the real time location of the computing device, based on the real time location of the transportation provider device, and based on the analysis, that the current dispatch conditions allow for the ephemeral ride mode to be offered on the transportation application, wherein the ephemeral ride mode is offered only if the shared ride constraints are determined to be enforceable throughout the duration of the shared ride and only if the separate set of ridesharing constraints with the additional restrictions has been met;
• instructing, based on the determination, the computing device to at least temporarily present the ephemeral ride mode within a user interface of the transportation application as a selectable option;
• and
• instructing the computing device to dynamically remove the ephemeral ride mode from the user interface upon determining, based on the real time location of the computing device or the real time location of the transportation provider device, that the shared ride constraints no longer apply, such that the ephemeral ride mode is automatically removed from the user interface of the transportation application on the computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computer, cause the computer to:

• receive an indication that a transportation application has been initialized on a computing device to request a shared ride, the computing device including a global positioning system (GPS) radio that provides dynamically updated, real time location information for the computing device, the shared ride including one or more ridesharing constraints that are to be maintained throughout the shared ride, wherein a separate set of tighter ridesharing constraints is implemented when determining whether to surface an ephemeral ride mode, the separate set of ridesharing constraints including additional restrictions that are only applied in the ephemeral ride mode;
• analyze one or more current dispatch conditions affecting dispatch of one or more transportation provider devices to the computing device, wherein each transportation provider device includes a GPS radio configured to provide dynamically updated, real time location information for each transportation provider device;
• determine, based on the real time location of the computing device, based on the real time location of the transportation provider device, and based on the analysis, that the current dispatch conditions allow for the ephemeral ride mode to be offered on the transportation application, wherein the ephemeral ride mode is offered only if that the shared ride constraints are determined to be enforceable throughout the duration of the shared ride and only if the separate set of ridesharing constraints with the additional restrictions has been met;
• instruct, based on the determination, the computing device to at least temporarily present the ephemeral ride mode within a user interface of the transportation application as a selectable option;
• and
• instruct the computing device to dynamically remove the ephemeral ride mode from the user interface upon determining, based on the real time location of the computing device or the real time location of the transportation provider device, that the shared ride constraints no longer apply, such that the ephemeral ride mode is automatically removed from the user interface of the transportation application on the computing device.