SharePort: A Cost Saving and Energy Efficient Ride-Sharing Application for Airport Commutes

Title

SharePort: A Cost Saving and Energy Efficient Ride-Sharing Application for Airport Commutes

Creator

Agarwal, Karan; Donald, Cecil; Nismon Rio, R.

Description

SharePort is a mobile application specifically designed for finding people to share rides with, from airport locations. It allows users to find other users at the airport who are traveling to similar locations within a threshold of 2 K M s. This paper talks about the implementation of such an application, its benefit to the society in terms of individual costs, energy savings, traffic reduction, etc. It lays out the design patterns, features and their contribution to the overall idea. In addition to its various positive impacts on the individual expenditure of commuters and the environmental benefits, SharePort also resolves the issue of needing a third-party application to contact the people they are willing to share rides with, by integrating a chat feature, which enables ease of communication and accountability. Initial evaluations demonstrate that pairing up commuters can reduce ride costs by 30-50% per user depending on distance traveled. Additionally, a shared trip also decreases the number of vehicles used for overlapping commutes, reducing fuel burn and carbon emissions compared to independent commutes. Not only does it reduce individual trip costs but it also contributes to lower fuel usage, fewer vehicles on the road, and a more sustainable mobility ecosystem that mutually benefits commuters, cities, and the environment. Relevant SDGs: SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), SDG 13 (Climate Action). 2026 IEEE.

Source

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Intelligent Data Communication Technologies and Internet of Things, IDCioT 2026;pp.1433-1438

Date

01-01-2026

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Subject

airport locations; peer to peer system; real time ride matching; ride sharing

Coverage

Agarwal K., Department of Computer Science, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Donald C., Department of Computer Science, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Nismon Rio R., Department of Computer Science, Christ University, Bangalore, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-833159654-5;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1109/IDCIoT67589.2026.11455796

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