arXiv AI

Atomic Proximal Policy Optimization for Electric Robo-Taxi Dispatch and Charger Allocation

The paper introduces Atomic Proximal Policy Optimization (Atomic-PPO), a deep reinforcement learning algorithm that reduces the action space via atomic action decomposition to efficiently evaluate electric robo-taxi dispatch and charger allocation. Using a discrete-time Markov decision process and real-world NYC for-hire vehicle data, Atomic-PPO achieves near-optimal fleet dispatching policies and outperforms heuristic approaches. Numerical experiments demonstrate how charger placement, charger quantity, charging speed, and fleet size jointly influence system performance, emphasizing ridership-based charger placement and balanced infrastructure investment.

arXiv AI
Jun 18

A Distributionally Robust Reinforcement Learning Framework for Constrained Urban EV Dispatch

arXiv:2604. 25848v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study city-scale control of electric-vehicle (EV) ride-hailing fleets where dispatch, repositioning, and charging decisions must respect charger and feeder limits under uncertain, spatially correlated demand and travel times.

By An Nguyen, Hoang Nguyen, Phuong Le, Hung Pham, Cuong Do, Laurent El Ghaoui
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 29

OpenHail: An Event-Driven Gymnasium Environment for Electric Ride-Hailing Fleet Control

OpenHail is an open-source Gymnasium environment designed for controlling electric ride‑hailing fleets. It offers a fixed‑size observation–action interface that handles request assignment, repositioning, and charging, while its event‑driven simulator models pickup deadlines, vehicle job queues, battery dynamics, and finite‑capacity charging facilities with FIFO queues. The environment supports various decision‑epoch mechanisms—event‑driven, periodic, hybrid, and policy‑requested—allowing flexible policy interactions within a unified operational model, and includes tools for evaluation, metrics, and baseline policies.

By Tommaso Schettini, Nicholas D. Kullman, Jorge E. Mendoza
arXiv AI
Jul 1

Smart charging of large fleets of Electric Vehicles: Independent Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning approaches

arXiv:2606. 31347v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The electrification of transportation through electric vehicles introduces new challenges for power grid management, such as increased peak demand, voltage fluctuations, line overloads, and the integration of variable renewable energy sources.

By Xavier Rate, Eloann Le Guern, Rapha\"el F\'eraud, Fatma Salem, Melissa Chiknoun, Eymeric Giabicani, Mehdi Feki, Patrick Maill\'e, Guy Camilleri, Anne Blavette, Hamid Benhamed
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 2

Scalable Ride-Sourcing Vehicle Rebalancing with Service Accessibility Guarantee: A Constrained Mean-Field Reinforcement Learning Approach

arXiv:2503. 24183v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The expansion of ride-sourcing services such as Uber and Lyft has reshaped urban transportation by offering flexible, on-demand mobility via mobile applications.

By Matej Jusup, Kenan Zhang, Zhiyuan Hu, Barna P\'asztor, Andreas Krause, Francesco Corman