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2025.11

What's Changed

  • Updated the simulation engine

demo application of "Optimal Shared Mobility Deployment"

  • Output Files Enhancement

    • Added the following fields to output.txt:

      • tripDiscount: Amount discounted through coupons during the trip (negative value)
      • tripMeasures: List of applied measure IDs
      • escooterFeeMeasures: List of measure IDs applied to usage fees

  • Shared Mobility Expansion

    • stations.csv now supports car, bicycle, and aircar as shared mobility types
    • New fields added: type, capacity, price, per_min_pricing_rate, per_min_pricing_start, per_min_pricing_interval

  • New Input Files

    • public-transport.csv: Configure capacity settings for public transportation
    • stops.csv: Set public transportation stop names
    • fuel-cost.csv: Configure fuel cost calculation settings
    • park-charge-dst.csv: Set destination parking fees
    • coupon.csv: Configure coupon distribution conditions for public transportation usage
    • In park-and-ride use case, you can verify the impact of coupon distribution on transportation mode selection

  • Output Files Enhancement

    • Added tripInfo field to states.txt (public transportation trip identifier)

    • Added the following fields to output.txt:

      • Vehicle-specific details: carFee, bicycleFee, aircarFee, aircarTime, aircarDistance
      • Unavailability information: xxEmpty (fee when unavailable), xxParkingFull (fee when parking full), xxFull (fee when full capacity)

    • Added public transportation and stop status to current-usage.txt and total-usage.txt

    • Modified choice.txt output format to align with behavioral choice model updates

  • env.json Updates

    • New parameters added: NAME, SHARED_VTYPES, FUEL_COST_FILE, PARK_CHARGE_DST_FILE
    • Park-and-ride use case additions: PUBLIC_TRANSPORT_FILE, STOPS_FILE, OTP_GTFS_FILE_6, OTP_GTFS_FILE_7, OTP_GTFS_FILE_8, OTP_GTFS_FILE_9
    • Parameter renamed: SOARS_STATIONS_FILE → STATIONS_FILE
    • Removed parameters: CURRENCY_RATE, PARK_CHARGE_DST (park-and-ride use case)
    • Added COUPON_FILE parameter for park-and-ride use case

  • precondition.json Updates

    • Parameter renamed: SOARS_STATIONS_FILE → STATIONS_FILE
    • Removed parameter: CURRENCY_RATE

2025-05-30

What's Changed

  • We've released a new demo app

    • The existing demo application is also available as a demo application of "Optimal Shared Mobility Deployment"

2025-02-06

What's Changed

  • Usage: In park-and-ride, the Vehicle Type pt (use any public transportation) is now available.
  • Added choice.txt to the resulting files of digital rehearsal (to print the choices and the results of the choice when selecting a mode of transport)
  • The simulation results of preset data have been updated with the engine update.