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by 0x389 4y ago
"reset" button has been added to "settings"
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by 0x389 4y ago
Not quite. Initially, it gets general direction, say the West Coast. Then, depending on vehicle choice, it has a list of preferred waypoint categories. After arriving to a waypoint it makes a decision where to go next. For example, if you p
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by 0x389 4y ago
Currently there is no accessible way to reset. You can try run "reset()" from the console though.
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by 0x389 4y ago
Some of the photos are not taken from the road, which I love, but they all come from the same API.
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by 0x389 4y ago
Think, most browsers limit number of peers to 256. Not sure what happens after exceeding the limit. Never tested, honestly. Having 256 people on a call must be a crazy experience, but the app only connects you to other drivers in vicinity,
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by 0x389 4y ago
Thanks for trying it out! The frontend is built with Svelte. This was my first time using the framework and I found their website super helpful: https://svelte.dev/docs Used Mapbox API and geolib ( https://github.
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by 0x389 4y ago
Maybe you have the "vehicle" application open? It generate grey noise to simulate background noise in real vehicle. Can be turned off by closing the window.
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by 0x389 4y ago
There is no way to set current location and destination currently. Starting point is always the geographical center of the US near Lebanon, Kansas. The route and general direction are not pre-determined and depend on the vehicle choice. The
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by 0x389 4y ago
Inside there is a JSON of the application state with LZ-compressed values.
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by 0x389 4y ago
The destination is not pre-determined and depends on the vehicle you chose. Everyone start at the geographical center of the United States in Lebanon, Kansas and later statistically most likely find themselves on one of the coasts. Just bec
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by 0x389 4y ago
By the way, the weather shown in "status" is real, comes from openweathermap.org
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by 0x389 4y ago
Thanks for checking out the website and for the feedback! Compiling everyone's requests into one ranked list right now. Showing the number of users nearby is the most requested one and I love the idea.
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by 0x389 4y ago
This is incredible, thank you for sharing!
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by 0x389 4y ago
It is intentionally goal-less: there is no end, no achievements, you just explore. The total for exploration percent is the US highway mileage according to the Federal Highway Administration, many many miles. That's a good idea to indi
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by 0x389 4y ago
You can discover other features in the applications menu in the top left corner
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by 0x389 4y ago
Thank you! It takes pictures automatically as you progress. For the current speed you can check the "vehicle" application. There is no fuel data, but you can read tailpipe CO2 emissions in "metrics".
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by 0x389 4y ago
Back when I worked at Samara (Aribnb's R&D) we needed to generate a dataset with more or less realistic road trip routes. With stops on the way and realistic destinations. Working on that and then exploring the results was fun and
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by 0x389 4y ago
Only tried Spain and a little bit of France so far. These parts of Europe seemed more urbanized than the US where some areas are still really wild and desolated.
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by 0x389 4y ago
There was a short outage. Had to upgrade a plan to allow more peers. It's back and I just chatted with someone very nice from Brooklyn, NY and few other people listening. Extremely intimidating for me as an introvert though.
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by 0x389 4y ago
During the setup it offers to choose a vehicle. Think, motorcycle is the fastest. EV produces the least tailpipe CO2. Vehicle choice also affects route preferences.
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by 0x389 4y ago
Thanks for great suggestions and kind words! For EU I'm experimenting with a special version called 3ur0p4. Same stuff, but you can only take public transport or a bicycle.
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by 0x389 4y ago
There is a camera roll "application" that fills with photos taken nearby as you progress. I personally find it more intriguing than traditional street view services (e.g. google) as it captures the country in any condition whether
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Show HN: America – Road Trip Simulator(4m3ric4.com)
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Show HN: America – Road Trip Simulator(4m3ric4.com)
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