Lyft, Inc.
DETERMINING DISUTILITY OF SHARED TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS FOR A TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM

Abstract:

This disclosure covers computer-implemented methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and systems that determine disutility metrics for transportation requests in a shared transportation. For example, the disclosed systems determine estimated service metrics for a plurality of combinations of one or more transportation requests in the shared transportation (e.g., an estimated amount of time to perform a transportation service for a combination of one or more transportation requests). Additionally, the disclosed systems analyze the estimated service metrics to determine an effect of the transportation requests on a combined service metric for the shared transportation and then determine disutility metrics for the transportation requests based on the determined effect. The disclosed systems then generate messages including information associated with the disutility metrics for displaying at requester devices associated with the transportation requests.