Digital Mobility Assistant for Disabled Transit Users
– Alex Kurzhanskiy, Principal Investigator
About this Project
PATH researchers are working with the disabled community of Contra Costa County through the Center for Independent Living Resources of Solano and Contra Costa Counties (ILRSCC). They are building a knowledge graph (KG) of disabled travelers with their needs, restrictions, preferences, and points of interest (POIs); and mobility services including transit, paratransit and private companies such as Uber WAV with their schedules, coverage areas, cost, etc. As the KG grows, new relationships between existing entities may be discovered. A knowledge update engine is a distinguishing feature of the system. A review-like function will be the core feature of the KG built on the semi-automatic collection of feedback, reviews and surveys which will update user preferences. The information contained in the KG will be accessible through an Application Programming Interface (API) by a functional prototype user interface (UI).The goal of this research is to build a working prototype system that would help generate a travel plan for a disabled person using available mobility options that include transit and paratransit but is not limited to those.
