Yellow and green taxi trip records include fields capturing pickup and drop-off dates/times, pickup and drop-off locations, trip distances, itemized fares, rate types, payment types, and driver-reported passenger counts. The data used in the attached datasets were collected and provided to the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) by technology providers authorized under the Taxicab & Livery Passenger Enhancement Programs (TPEP/LPEP). The trip data was not created by the TLC, and TLC makes no representations as to the accuracy of these data.
For-Hire Vehicle (“FHV”) trip records include fields capturing the dispatching base license number and the pickup date, time, and taxi zone location ID (shape file below).These records are generated from the FHV Trip Record submissions made by bases, so we cannot guarantee or confirm their accuracy or completeness. The TLC performs routine reviews of the records and takes enforcement actions when necessary to ensure, to the extent possible, complete and accurate information. Since 2019 high volume trip records (HVFHV) are reported in a separate (and more detailed) dataset.
Use case
Real-time optimization of taxi/ride-hailing driver repositioning
| Example observations | Pickup zone (ID TLC, 263 zones) Drop-off zone Hour and day (0-23, Mon-Sun) Duration – distance of the race completed Number of passengers Weather conditions (external enrichment) Short history (cumulated last hour, optional) |
| Example actions | Targeted repositioning area among the 263 TLC zones (It is also possible to group into 50 superzones to reduce the space of action.) |
| Example reward | Net revenue generated until the next ride = + (fare_amount + tip_amount) – (cost_distance*distance_to_next_pickup + cost_time*idle_minutes) |