Decentralization, Customization, and Emergency Assistance: The Next Generation of Ride-Sharing

Mobile apps for taxi-hailing and carpooling have become very popular to tackle city problems like traffic jams, pollution, and high costs. This review of research aims to spot the main trends in this field and look at different approaches across key areas. We dig into models that don't have a central control using blockchain tech safe options with anonymous IDs and encryption based on traits quick systems to match rides in real-time, ways to manage how well-liked services are to build trust, plans to get more people carpooling, and how ride-sharing affects various groups of users and rules. On top of these current trends, we suggest a new feature of smart contract customization to give ride-sharing platforms more flexibility and the ability to adapt. This customization could allow users and platforms to adjust contracts for specific situations, like changing prices, insurance choices, or extra services. We also support adding real-time ride-matching systems and emergency help options to make users safer and more comfortable. By looking at many studies, we spot promising areas to develop in the future and suggest ways to explore further to improve ride-sharing tech and make it more available to different groups of people.