Intermodal Mobility Assistance for Megacities - Smart Information Systems: Computational Intelligence for Real-Life Applications - page 358

Imagine the typical scenario of a lady in Berlin. This person possesses a bicycle
and a car. She avoids using her car though. The city is extensively covered by roads
equipped with sections reserved for bicycles. Cycling around the city is, therefore,
quite safe and convenient. She takes the same route every day. Therefore, she already
knows the location of construction sites and sections with a higher risk of traffic jams
on her way. However, today is different than other days. Outside, it is raining heavily,
so she would like to get to work by car.
In Fig. 13.7 , the shortest route for her commute is presented. However, this shortest
route is currently blocked by construction sites (denoted by exclamation mark signs
along the way on the map). As can be seen from Fig. 13.7 , there is also a static traffic
surveillance camera installed along her route (depicted by a camera sign).
In Fig. 13.8 , we present the route suggested by the IMA system, planned when
considering only information about traffic incidents. The system discards the ways

Fig. 13.7 Illustration of the shortest route from Marchlewskistraße to Ernst-Reuter-Platz in Berlin
(traffic incidents and the position of surveillance cameras are shown)

Fig. 13.8 Same start and end point as in Fig. 13.7 (standard traffic information enabled during

routing)