Author: Sébastien Beolet
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Changing vehicle parameters at waypoints
When calculating a route with more than 2 waypoints, it often happens that logistic events occur at intermediate stops, which can modify some routing-relevant characteristics of the selected vehicle.
The most common use-case is obviously unloading or loading some goods at a stop, which implies a change of the weight of the vehicle.…
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Fastest, shortest … and now cheapest routes
Usually the ‘FAST’ routing mode tends to reduce the driver cost of your calculated transport routes due to shorter driving times, while ‘SHORT’ routing mode rather optimizes fuel consumption costs due to a shorter travel distance.
Multiple factors should indeed be considered in order to spare money : toll costs, energy costs, vehicle cost per kilometer, or even working-time cost per hour.…
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Release of Loading Space Optimization API V1.0.0
A new version of the PTV Developer Loading Space Optimization API is now available!
You can check the new features in the list below or use the API Changes webpage for more details.
Loading Space Optimization API V1.0.0
- Feature: Three-dimensional packing of multiple cuboid items in multiple cuboid bins.
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Release of Matrix Routing API V1.1.0
A new version of the PTV Developer Matrix Routing API is now available!
You can check the new features in the list below or use the API Changes webpage for more details.
Matrix Routing API V1.1.0
- Feature: The toll costs can be calculated in a specified currency by using the result type ‘TOLL_COSTS’ and the request parameter ‘currency’.