>Scheduling trips is a tricky calculation, and it all comes down to routing — you want drivers to spend as much of their shift as they can actually driving clients around, but you have to leave enough time in-between trips so the driver isn’t late for their next client. So far, the only way to do this successfully has been by using a team of human dispatchers, though the co-op is working on an automated solution using artificial intelligence.
I worry about this. Travelling salesman is a solved problem. Throwing "AI" into the mix sounds like someone was sold a bridge.
I worry about this. Travelling salesman is a solved problem. Throwing "AI" into the mix sounds like someone was sold a bridge.