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Next to the shortest and the fastest route, I propose the "most efficient route" mode. The idea seems not to be new (someone requested a "blended quickest-shortest route" in the past) but the difference is that I come here with a concrete and simple proposal, rather than only a request.
The idea is to score each route with:
Efficiency score = Distance x Time (the lower the score, the better).
Doing so, route A will be seen as 4 times more efficient than route B if, for instance:
- route A is 4 times faster than B (for the same distance)
- route A is 4 times shorter than B (for the same time)
- route A is 2 times faster and 2 times shorter than B
- route A is 2 times longer and 8 times faster than B
Concrete example:
Route A: 20 km in 35 min by small roads
Route B: 35 km in 20 min by highway
Route C: 25 km in 25 min by intermediary roads
Route A is best in "shortest" mode. Route B in best in "fastest" mode. Route C, although arguably the best compromise between distance and time, is second best in both modes.
With the "most efficient route" mode I propose:
- Route A scores: 20 x 35 = 700
- Route B scores: 35 x 20 = 700
- Route C scores: 25 x 25 = 625 (most efficient)
This solves the issue of getting one of the fastest routes, but not at the expense of too long a detour.
And this would solve my own issue: most of the time, to go home from work, I am proposed a route usually 1 min shorter (12 min instead of 13) but close to twice longer (8 km instead of 4.5) that the shortest route (and selecting the shortest route is also not a solution, because I know it already, and I am actually using waze to know if there is any reason NOT to take the shortest route).