Method, apparatus, and system for providing transportion logistics based on estimated time of arrival calculation

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• determine a plurality of candidate routes between an origin and at least one destination;
• retrieve real-time information, historical information, predicted information, or a combination thereof associated with the origin, the destination, the plurality of candidate routes, or a combination thereof;
• calculate respective cost values for traveling for the plurality of candidate routes at a plurality of different departure times, wherein the respective cost values are based on the real-time information, the historical information, the predicted information, or a combination thereof;
• determine a recommended route and departure time combination based on the respective cost values;
• and
• provide the recommended route and departure time combination as an output

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

• determining a plurality of candidate routes between an origin and at least one destination;
• retrieving real-time information, historical information, predicted information, or a combination thereof associated with the origin, the destination, the plurality of candidate routes, or a combination thereof;
• calculating respective cost values for traveling for the plurality of candidate routes at a plurality of different departure times, wherein the respective cost values are based on the real-time information, the historical information, the predicted information, or a combination thereof;
• determining a recommended route and departure time combination based on the respective cost values;
• and
• providing the recommended route and departure time combination as an output.