tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post1997447599687780952..comments2024-01-20T08:49:30.815+02:00Comments on Between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv: Follow up on My App Idea - App For DriversMichael Sedleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-34550859288385511772014-06-19T16:46:08.751+03:002014-06-19T16:46:08.751+03:00Don't forget that phone batteries die.Don't forget that phone batteries die. Jason H. Elbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910202562904517348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-11834918355263839532014-06-18T14:52:53.649+03:002014-06-18T14:52:53.649+03:00Good thinking Philip, and I think that an App that...Good thinking Philip, and I think that an App that helps registered (validated) drivers and hitchhikers finding each is the best way to go.<br /><br />The question is still, if someone is abducted and has the phone left at the side of the road before he has a chance to hit a panic button - how long would it take for some one to notice that he's missing?<br /><br />Possibly by your outline, he would still be noticed pretty quickly - if a driver is looking out for a trempist at a specific location, and there is no one there, yet the App reports that he is still waiting, he would hopefully investigate further and sound an alarm.Michael Sedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684514303911193073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-699890406163567974.post-32839507861268979022014-06-18T14:42:46.281+03:002014-06-18T14:42:46.281+03:00Michael,
I think it needs to be simpler, or it wo...Michael,<br /><br />I think it needs to be simpler, or it won't get used. I think the model should be Uber for Hitchhikers. Hitchhikers could add their common addresses (home and school for example) and each time they start hitchhiking they load the app and on the front page they choose from their favorites, or add a specific address. In normal use this will be one button press to get started. Drivers in the area would then be notified of someone in the vicinity who is hitchhiking, and would be shown their current location and destination. They could then agree to take that person, whereupon the passenger would get notified with an estimate of how far away the car was from them.<br /><br />For safety, you could also create a kind of social graph where you could see that the passenger is connected to you through your son's classmate, or something like that. This could be done using existing social graphs like FB, or for those not on FB, a new one for this app could be created.<br /><br />Once a passenger initiates the session, the system should capture their location every minute, whether they have started a ride or not. You could allow friends and family to view the passenger's location in real time (like Waze allows you to share your location).<br /><br />I like the idea of verifying drivers, but the same goes for passengers. I wouldn't make it a requirement, however. If you as a passenger only want verified drivers to see your call for a ride, then that should be your choice. Same for drivers, who should be able to choose only to see notifications of verified passengers. A driver could see something like 'Passenger verified by Yeshivat Har Etzion is looking for a ride from Alon Shvut entrance (10 minutes from you) to Modi'in'<br /><br />Once there's a network of users, of course it can be used for other purposes as well, such as sending out notifications when there is a terror alert, a code red alert, etc.<br /><br />PhilipAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187600721319635982noreply@blogger.com