Lyft, Inc.

Alexander Michael Weinstein

John Torres Fremlin

Chirag Chhagan Chheda

Jianzhe Luo

Guy-Baptiste Richard De Capele d'Hautpoul

Ilan Lobel

Philip Gerstoft

Man Geen Harold Li

Kevin Stewart

Vincent Chih-Jye Chang

Michael Sasha Frumin

Dorian Anthony Goldman

Rafah Mujtaba Ali

Neil Rajiv Chainani

Nihar Chandra Bhupalam

Sebastien Martin

David Halsted Riege

Akshay Ramesh Patil

The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving an indication that a transportation application has been initialized on a computing device and analyzing current dispatch conditions affecting the dispatch of transportation provider devices to the computing device. The method may also include determining, based on the analysis, that the current dispatch conditions allow for an ephemeral ride mode to be offered on the transportation application. The method may further include instructing, based on the determination, the computing device to at least temporarily present the ephemeral ride mode within the transportation application as a selectable option. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for enhanced transportation dispatch

This disclosure describes a pickup location determination system that determines a pickup location for a received transportation request by filtering out door points based on various factors and by utilizing a pickup location model to select a pickup location from the filtered door points. For example, the disclosed systems generate door points relative to intersection points within a request radius of a request location associated with a received transportation request. The disclosed systems generate potential pickup locations by filtering out door points that are impractical and/or inefficient based on proximity to other door points, locations relative to venues, locations relative to side streets, and/or locations between parallel road segments (e.g., medians). The disclosed systems further utilize a pickup location model to select a pickup location from the potential pickup locations.

Determining efficient pickup locations for transportation requests utilizing a pickup location model

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Alexander Michael Weinstein