arXiv:2507.15351cs.AIcs.ET2025-07被引 5

无需价值函数估计,一步优化实现网约车派单高效调度

One Step is Enough: Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning based on One-Step Policy Optimization for Order Dispatch on Ride-Sharing Platforms

  • 用群体平均奖励替代基准,避免价值函数估计误差
  • 仅需一步群体奖励即可训练最优策略,提升派单效率
  • 适合大规模自动驾驶网约车平台实时调度场景

网约车派单是自动驾驶车辆系统中的关键任务,直接影响运营效率与收益。传统多智能体强化学习方法依赖精准的价值函数估计,但在大规模高不确定性环境中易失效。本文提出两种新方法:基于群体相对策略优化(GRPO),将代理的基准替换为群体平均奖励-回溯值,消除评价网络误差;进一步提出一步策略优化(OSPO),证明在同质化车队下仅用单步群体奖励即可训练出最优策略。实验证明,两者在真实网约车数据集上均表现优异,显著优化了接驾时间与服务订单数,且均采用简单的MLP网络。其中,OSPO优于GRPO,因其消除了GRPO因时间窗有限导致的偏差。代码、模型和数据已开源。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Order dispatch is a critical task in ride-sharing systems with Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), directly influencing efficiency and profits. Recently, Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) has emerged as a promising solution to this problem by decomposing the large state and action spaces among individual agents, effectively addressing the Curse of Dimensionality (CoD) in transportation market, which is caused by the substantial number of vehicles, passengers, and orders. However, conventional MARL-based approaches heavily rely on accurate estimation of the value function, which becomes problematic in large-scale, highly uncertain environments. To address this issue, we propose two novel methods that bypass value function estimation, leveraging the homogeneous property of AV fleets. First, we draw an analogy between AV fleets and groups in Group Relative Policy Optimization (GRPO), adapting it to the order dispatch task. By replacing the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) baseline with the group average reward-to-go, GRPO eliminates critic estimation errors and reduces training bias. Inspired by this baseline replacement, we further propose One-Step Policy Optimization (OSPO), demonstrating that the optimal policy can be trained using only one-step group rewards under a homogeneous fleet. Experiments on a real-world ride-hailing dataset show that both GRPO and OSPO achieve promising performance across all scenarios, efficiently optimizing pickup times and the number of served orders using simple Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) networks. Furthermore, OSPO outperforms GRPO in all scenarios, attributed to its elimination of bias caused by the bounded time horizon of GRPO. Our code, trained models, and processed data are provided at https://github.com/RS2002/OSPO .

强化学习派单优化多智能体自动驾驶

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