Find Local Rideshares Quickly Via Mobile Phone
Friday, September 11, 2009 - 12:21
in Mathematics & Economics
In spite of rising energy prices, many car drivers in large cities still ride alone. The OpenRide mobile ridesharing service aims to save them money while reducing the amount of traffic and thus the burden on the environment. At the IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin, researchers presented a prototype of their open infrastructure for organizing spontaneous ridesharing opportunities.