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When the ridehail simulator has loaded, click the arrow ("Play") button, above. The simulator runs entirely in your browser (not on a server), so you cannot break it and nobody tracks what you do.

The map shows a model city as a square of blocks. Ridehail vehicles drive the streets, waiting to be assigned a trip. When a passenger requests a trip, it is assigned to a vehicle, which takes them to their destination.

Here are some things you can try to start with...

Choose a community Scale of village, town, or city to set a starting point.

There are some keyboard shortcuts: press h to see a list.

Choose a Chart type of "Statistics" to show wait times, how driver time is split between different activities, and driver income (before and after expenses).

With the Mode to "Simple Model" the stats are just calculated per-block. If you set the Mode to "Costs & Incomes" you can set fares and costs based on kilometers and minutes.

The simulation outcomes depend on many factors. Experiment with changing the size of the community, the number of vehicles, and the rate of requests. If you check "Free entry & exit" then drivers will become active if there is money to be made (over and above their 'reservation wage'), and leave it if there is not. Choose "Costs & Incomes" to set fares and driver costs.

How do wait times, driver "busy" times, and incomes change with the ridehail environment? Set up a simulation here, then go to the What If? tab to explore how policy or other changes affect the outcoms.

For more information, click Read in the coloured title bar (under construction!). If things go wrong, press the "reset" button at the top left.