System and method for processing simultaneous carpool requests

A system for providing transportation service, comprising:

• a memory;
• a communication interface, configure to:
• receive a first transportation service request from a user terminal device;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory, configured to:
• determine an estimated time for the first transportation service request to be fulfilled,
• determine a hypothetical time for the first transportation service request to be fulfilled if switching to a carpool request,
• provide, to a user terminal device, a recommendation to switch to the carpool request when the hypothetical time is less than the estimated time, and
• provide a carpool service to fulfill the first transportation service request, when an acceptance of the recommendation is received from the user terminal device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform a method for providing transportation service, the method comprising:

• receiving a first transportation service request from a user terminal device;
• determining, by a processor, an estimated time for the first transportation service request to be fulfilled;
• determining, by the processor, a hypothetical time for the first transportation service request to be fulfilled if switching to a carpool request;
• providing, to the user terminal device, a recommendation to switch to the carpool request when the hypothetical time is less than the estimated time;
• and
• providing a carpool service to fulfill the first transportation service request when an acceptance of the recommendation is received from the user terminal device.