Method, apparatus, and computer program product for estimating a time-of-arrival at a destination

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions configured to:

• obtain a route between an origin and a destination, wherein the route comprises a plurality of sequential road links;
• identify a subset of road links of the plurality of sequential road links;
• transmit via a wireless interface a request to a service provider for an indication of a pace of travel along each of the subset of road links;
• receive an indication of a pace of travel along each of the subset of road links;
• compute an estimated travel time along the route based on the pace of travel along each of the subset of road links;
• compute an estimated travel time error along the route, wherein the estimated travel time error is calculated based, at least in part, on a number of road links in the subset of road links;
• provide an estimated time-of-arrival at the destination based on an identified departure time and the estimated travel time along the route, and the estimated travel time error as a potential error of the estimated time-of-arrival at the destination;
• provide for presentation of the route and the estimated time-of-arrival at the destination on a display of a user device interface associated with an autonomous vehicle;
• and
• cause the autonomous vehicle to travel along the route.

A method comprising:

• obtaining a route between an origin and a destination, wherein the route comprises a plurality of sequential road links;
• identifying a subset of road links of the plurality of sequential road links;
• transmitting via a wireless interface a request to a service provider for an indication of a pace of travel along each of the subset of road links;
• receiving an indication of a pace of travel along each of the subset of road links;
• computing an estimated travel time along the route based on the pace of travel along each of the subset of road links;
• computing an estimated travel time error along the route, wherein the estimated travel time error is calculated based, at least in part, on a number of road links in the subset of road links;
• providing an estimated time-of-arrival at the destination based on an identified departure time and the estimated travel time along the route, and the estimated travel time error as a potential error of the estimated time-of-arrival at the destination;
• providing for presentation of the route and the estimated time-of-arrival at the destination on a display of a user device interface associated with an autonomous vehicle;
• and
• causing the autonomous vehicle to travel along the route.