DyRMaTS is an acronym for "Dynamically Routed Mass Transportation System" - it's intended to enable mass transportation in suburban and semi-urban areas. Conceptually, it's similar to dailing up a cab, except that the cab is really a small van, and the DyRMaTS system has figured out how to share your cab fare with several other people.
DyRMaTS is intended to be sold as the routing system for this novel form of mass transportation, and it's intended for use by both public and private sector transit companies.
As a rider, you use your cell phone or other mobile device to request a ride to a certain location. Upon confirmation of a quoted fare, the DyRMaTS engine will figure out how to best service your trip among the available vehicles. DyRMaTS routes and re-routes the vehicles in real time with an in-vehicle console (which is equipped with with a cellular data connection and GPS).
Long Island, New York is a useful simulation location because of its geographic isolation and diverse mix of population densities. To generate some random ride requests and see how DyRMaTS would execute them, press the "Plan Routes" button below.
The methodology for ride request generation is very simple: rides are requested between two streets chosen at random anywhere in Long Island. All vehicles are sourced from and return to a single location also chosen at random.