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In this research, dynamic pricing is integrated with real-time parking data to optimise parking utilisation and reduce traffic jams. Dynamic pricing is the practice of changing the price of a product or service in response to market trends. This approach has the potential to manage car traffic in the parking space during peak and off-peak hours. The dynamic pricing method can set the parking fee at a greater price during peak hours and a lower rate during off-peak times. A method called deep reinforcement learning-based dynamic pricing (DRL-DP) is proposed in this paper. Dynamic pricing is separated into episodes and shifted back and forth on an hourly basis. Parking utilisation rates and profits are viewed as incentives for pricing control. The simulation output illustrates that the proposed solution is credible and effective under circumstances where the parking market around the parking area is competitive among each parking provider.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/a16010032","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,5]],"date-time":"2023-01-05T05:29:48Z","timestamp":1672896588000},"page":"32","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Dynamic Pricing for Parking Solutions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Li Zhe","family":"Poh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Bukit Beruang, Melaka 75450, Malaysia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0901-3831","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tee","family":"Connie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Bukit Beruang, Melaka 75450, Malaysia"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5867-9517","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thian Song","family":"Ong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Bukit Beruang, Melaka 75450, Malaysia"}]},{"given":"Michael Kah Ong","family":"Goh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Multimedia University, Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Bukit Beruang, Melaka 75450, Malaysia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"235","DOI":"10.1007\/s00186-006-0132-y","article-title":"Double Optimal Stopping Times and Dynamic Pricing Problem: Description of the Mathematical Model","volume":"66","author":"Karpowicz","year":"2007","journal-title":"Math. 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