A Hybrid Clustering Strategy for Recommending Pick-Up Locations to Cab Drivers in Cluster-Based Cab Recommender System (CBCRS).

The study presents a Cluster-Based Cab Recommender System (CBCRS) designed to optimize cab services by suggesting the nearest locations with a higher likelihood of finding passengers. To achieve this, the system employs advanced clustering techniques to cluster historical cab pickup locations, identifying areas with higher passenger possibilities at specific times and days. The research aims to develop an algorithmic framework for CBCRS based on a hybrid clustering technique. The objectives of the study are twofold: first, to identify current clustering techniques used in clustering cab pickup geo-points, and second, to propose a framework for CBCRS based on the most efficient clustering technique. This framework will accept the current location of the cab driver and recommend the next nearest passenger pickup location. Additionally, the study compares and contrasts the proposed system with other clustering techniques using three standard datasets, evaluating them based on intrinsic measures such as the Calinski-Harabasz Index and Silhouette-Score. The paper concludes by evaluating and contrasting the proposed CBCRS framework with different clustering techniques, analyzing the results using statistical parameters. The findings reveal that the proposed CBCRS system generates better recommendations for the cab drivers using CBCRS hybrid clustering technique as compared to K-Means, BIRCH, DBSCAN clustering algorithms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]