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The problem there would be two-fold. A smaller business probably wouldn't have GPS tracking already implemented so our startup would have to be involved with t
by shrike 17y ago
The problem there would be two-fold.
A smaller business probably wouldn't have GPS tracking already implemented so our startup would have to be involved with the capitol cost of equipping their vehicles with that hardware at $400-$500/vehicle plus the apps/infrastructure to aggregate and upload the data to us.
Also I think the coverage would be spotty/sporadic. Who orders take-out in the morning? There goes the morning commute customer base. FedEx, UPS have trucks on the road 24/7. Also the time involved in the bus dev working with 200-500 pizza|taco|Chinese restaurants would be huge.
Three data sources (FedEx, UPS, DHL?), a few tens of millions of consumers accessing the data via two or three methods is doable. I just can't figure out how to make make any money on it.
As to the make the world a safer place I do not accept the argument that more cameras = safer world. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/06/ukcrime1 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/may/06/ukcrime1
- gojomo 17y agoCell towers already have this info -- and the volume should make up for the imprecision, as by now an overwhelming majority of vehicles in motion must have an active cell phone inside. So video is overkill for traffic monitoring. See also Dash Navigation: http://www.dash.net http://www.dash.net
- jacquesm 17y agototally OT: Gordon, I sent you email regarding the lists, they are ready for download did you receive the mail ? (my internet connection is on the blink, great moment for it) Jacques
- shrike 17y agoFrom a practical POV I don't think you could ever, ever, ever get around the perceived privacy issue of using cell phones. (Maybe even a real concern.) As to the using the bus data I have run some tests using the SF Muni dataset (nextbus.com). The speed of the buses in the dense parts of the city doesn't correlate with the speed of traffic. They stop too often and the timing of the stops is inconsistent. Here in SF the buses often move over a fixed distance (20 blocks, Van Ness) in the same amount of time at 2AM and 5PM. Dash is a great idea (we own two!) but obviously the money hasn't worked out.
- anigbrowl 17y agoAgree with gojomo that cell-tower tracking is more efficient. Besides, why use delivery vehicles? Buses would probably tell you just as much about traffic conditions and that info is already up there for free.