Software Technology for Methods and systems for determining the direction of reference for a vehicle

BEIJING DIDI INFINITY TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. (Beijing, CN)

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for processing at least one request to provide an on-demand service. The systems could implement methods to determine a start location and a final destination that is for the service request; determine a recommended route based on the start location and the destination; determine a reference direction related to vehicles based on the recommended route; and transmit, to at least one terminal of the provider with information that is related to the reference direction.

On-demand transportation solutions that rely on Internet technology, like taxi services online are increasingly sought-after because of their convenience. A requestor may ask for a vehicle service at a certain pick-up point using this type of transportation system. If a service accepts the request, it might be difficult to locate a suitable spot to park the vehicle and pick up the requester up only based on the pick-up area.

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