Stochastic Dynamic User-Optimal Route Choice Models

Dynamic route guidance systems are being developed in order to inform and guide drivers regarding their best departure times and routes so as to avoid congestion delay. However, drivers may or may not rely on the information provided by the route guidance system to adjust their departure times and routes. Furthermore, drivers without navigation systems do not have perfect information on the network traffic and must use their own experience and perception of current traffic conditions to make travel decisions. Thus, there is a need to develop dynamic route choice models under imperfect information as well as perfect information.