Resource sharing among vehicle fleets using bidding mechanism

A method for resource sharing among vehicle fleets using a bidding mechanism:

• generating, by a fleet scheduler, a bidding proposal for one or more unassigned tasks associated with a first fleet of vehicles, wherein the bidding proposal is associated with a second fleet of vehicles associated with an excess quantity of resources;
• receiving, by an online platform, the bidding proposal for the one or more unassigned tasks;
• and
• determining, by the online platform, using the bidding proposal and based on an auctioning scheme, one or more winning bids, wherein the one or more winning bids comprise assigning the one or more unassigned tasks from the first fleet of vehicles to the second fleet of vehicles with the excess quantity of resources.

A system for resource sharing among vehicle fleets using a bidding mechanism comprising:

• a first fleet of vehicles, wherein the first fleet of vehicles is associated with one or more unassigned tasks;
• a second fleet of vehicles, wherein the second fleet of vehicles is associated with an excess quantity of resources;
• a fleet scheduler for the second fleet of vehicles configured to generate a bidding proposal for the one or more unassigned tasks;
• an online platform configured to receive, from the fleet scheduler, the bidding proposal for the one or more unassigned tasks;
• the online platform, based on an auctioning scheme, using the bidding proposal, is further configured to determine one or more winning bids, wherein the one or more winning bids comprise assigning the one or more unassigned tasks from the first fleet of vehicles to the second fleet of vehicles with the excess quantity of resources,
• a simulation system configured to simulate a schedule based on one or more bidding actions;
• and
• a fleet manager comprising a budget constraint and a weight on spending versus scheduling optimization;
• wherein the bidding proposal is based on a price estimate of the one or more unassigned tasks of the first fleet of vehicles,
• wherein the price estimate is based upon vehicle data, driver data, and task data associated with the second fleet of vehicles,
• wherein the vehicle data comprises a body type, a towing capacity, a range, and a distance from a start location,
• wherein the fleet scheduler for the second fleet of vehicles is further configured to determine an optimal schedule for the second fleet of vehicles,
• wherein the fleet scheduler is associated with a driver and vehicle pool,
• wherein the driver and vehicle pool are associated with data comprising a driver availability, a driver score and skill set, an availability of vehicles, and an initial requested price per driver and vehicle usage,
• wherein the fleet scheduler is associated with a task pool,
• wherein the task pool is associated with data comprising one or more task characteristics and an initial proposed payment for completing a task,
• wherein the fleet scheduler is optimized for a task scheduling by bidding for a driver and a vehicle, or wherein the fleet scheduler is optimized for driver scheduling by bidding for a task, and
• wherein the online platform comprises a fleet coordinator.