Spare Engine is the intelligent optimization layer that powers all of Spare’s transit solutions. Operating continuously in the background, it automates complex decision-making processes to ensure the most efficient and equitable delivery of transit services. From dispatching and routing to scheduling and rebalancing, Spare Engine adapts in real time to changing conditions, rider demand, and agency policies.

Features

• **Smart Driver Breaks: **Automatically craft ideal driver schedules that distribute shifts and respect union rules.
• **Fleet Sliders: **Tailor the logic of Spare Engine to meet specific service goals.
• **Global Optimization of Live Duties: **System-wide optimization that reallocates trips across drivers and vehicles for maximum throughput
• **Optimization Insights: **Experiment with ‘what-if scenarios’ using historical data and implement new service changes.
• **Open Fleets Optimization: **Intelligent trip matching across dedicated and non-dedicated fleets based on rules you set, with visibility into each decision.

Benefits

• Efficiency: Automates complex operational decisions, reducing manual intervention and improving resource utilization.
• Flexibility: Adapts to a wide range of transit models and agency-specific service rules.
• Equity: Ensures fair and consistent service delivery by embedding policy logic into every decision.
• Scalability: Powers transit systems of any size with consistent performance and reliability.
• Responsiveness: Reacts in real time to changes in demand, traffic, and service disruptions.
• Insight: Provides agencies with actionable data to refine operations and enhance rider experience.