Maximum distance for vehicle

[boooch]

Will be great to have maximum distance for the route in vehicle config . To disallow vehicle trips more then this distance.

[jcoupey]

Related to #227. I'm flagging this as a feature request but I don't really see this happening any time soon, the major blocker being that we currently don't have a distance matrix at hand while solving.

[boooch]

But OSRM table gives us distance and time in case of --algorithm ch settings

[jcoupey]

Yes, I did not mean to imply it's impossible to get the distances and use them at some point. Just that there is currently nothing available in the codebase to do so.

[cv-or]

Hi,

As I'm also interested in using constraints on max distance/duration of the routes, I was wondering if there is any update on this open issue.

Is there any plan about considering this feature as part of the future developments?

Thanks!

[jcoupey]

I agree this is an interesting feature, along with #273.

Is there any plan about considering this feature as part of the future developments?

It depends if we can find time and funding to work on it. If you badly need this feature and would like to make things faster, there are (at least) two ways:

• contribute code-wise;
• help to fund the work on this feature.

[cv-or]

Thanks for the reply.

I would love to contribute, but I'm not production-level proficient in c++, as I'm a long-time Python user.

However, under specific guidance and with a non-pressing timeline, I might give it a try. So my question is: how specific can you go in guiding this development? For example, do you usually point the contributors to specific parts of the codebase that need to be changed and give suggestions on how to implement the change?

[jcoupey]

I could provide some pointers if I don't go into this myself in the next milestone. But first I'd suggest to start with #273 since we currently don't store a matrix of distances while solving. Then the logic applied there could be ported for this issue.

[fsty]

Hello!
I'm using custom cost matrix and interested in using the "max cost" as additional constraint.
There is any updates in this issue ?

Thank you

[jcoupey]

There is any updates in this issue ?

Not directly. Chances are that #273 will be done before this ticket. The two approaches would be quite similar but we currently don't have all the distances at hand while optimizing.

[nemosmithasf]

Given that all carrier vehicles are actively switching to EVs, the need to model fuel/range has arguably become critical (a lot more so than when #227 was posted)

So I just wanted to throw in my support for this feature.

For those running into this problem right now, you can kind of hack it (albeit sub-optimally) by estimating the maximum time each vehicle can travel and using "time_window" to gate it. You might have to run the engine multiple times if you have different charging stations and pick the best outcome.

[jcoupey]

So I just wanted to throw in my support for this feature.

Thanks for your input. As a side note: this (along with #273) requires a significant refactoring which I ticketed in #738. A good way to help speed up the dev on this feature is to have your users/company contribute by funding part of the work.

[ivosabev]

+1 for this feature with the same argumentation as in #354 (comment). EVs are adding the need to plan for maximum distance per route due to their range constraints.

[alinaerke]

Low emission zones (LEZ) and the number of EVs are increasing all over the countries. The first question is always about the maximum distance per route. One more +1 from me.

[jcoupey]

The first question is always about the maximum distance per route. One more +1 from me.

Thanks for the input. I was about to answer but I guess I would have rewritten pretty much that previous comment. ;-)

[answerquest]

@jcoupey valid point on funding required, I agree completely. Pls share a link or pathway for contributing funding that we can use - both at individual and organisational level. Also how about posting this on https://bountysource.com/ or any similar platform?

Edit: got advice to not go to bountysource, seems there's issues there and devs aren't being paid for their work.

[jcoupey]

The current process is that we discuss the roadmap with known partners and users, and gather funding to launch new dev iterations. So the way to do it would be to get directly in touch with me (e.g. via Verso or my LinkedIn profile).

This is a quite informal process for now, I guess maybe at some point we should have something more structured. I've been wandering for a while whether we should try the GitHub sponsor feature...

[makeasnek]

Please do not use bountysource. Many devs have had trouble getting paid there. You can check out this lemmy community as an alternative https://lemmy.ml/c/bugbounties

For statements from devs who have been unable to cash out from bountysource see:
https://github.com/bountysource/core/issues