EASYRIDERA Location-Based Driver-Rider

Interface Application

Driver RiderInterface

Yaron Inger, Asaf Kotzer, Shir Peled

Concept

• Let’s say you want to pick upyour date from her his place.

Those Guys Are Never Ready On Time…

He… You…Says he’s good to go already! Call him up and say you’ll pick

him up at 19:3018:30

Those Guys Are Never Ready On Time…

He… You…Just got home from work Leave the apartment just a

little bit late19:25

Those Guys Are Never Ready On Time…

He… You…Just got in the shower… Call from the road to

apologize19:28

Those Guys Are Never Ready On Time…

He… You…Still in the shower… Get to his street and text him

that you’re outside waiting19:35

Those Guys Are Never Ready On Time…

He… You…Still in the shower (!) Think you saw him in the

building entrance19:43

Those Guys Are Never Ready On Time…

He… You…“Oh, were you waiting for a long time?”

There he is… 19:52

Possible Solutions

• Ditch her him, there must be a girl guy somewhere out there who will be ready on time (there isn’t)

• Get the EasyRider App free from the Android Market!

EasyRide Presents…

• Just start a new ride on your Android phone• Meet him at the rendezvous point

• Is that it?!

DEMOEmulator & Device

So… Is That It?!

• No!– You get a whole lot more:

• Machine-learning engine learns your riders’ behavior and makes sure they’re there on time

• As little as three clicks and you’re on your way• Fully integrated with your personal contacts• Choose your method of notification: SMS, QuickCall, Twit, Poke or

online (v2.0)• Slick GUI design shows you your location and alerting radius• Hall of Shame features your lamest riders• Totally sync’d – Rider (with smartphone) can see your location online

(v2.0)

Technology

• Considerations:– Allow hands-free driving– Clear and visible design, easy

to understand while driving– Only driver is required to have

a smartphone– Strict adherence to Google’s

Android GUI guidelines

Technology

• Technologies used:– GPS – to get my location– Google maps – to view and

verify addresses– Integration into Android

features:• Accessing contact information• Calling and texting• Android-notifications

– Learning & Estimation engines

Use Cases

• Social (Better dating experience!)• Parental• Service-oriented businesses– Taxi service– Technicians– Pizza deliveries

Where do we stand?

• Fully operational application, available on the Android Market for free!

• Beta-testing results are successful:– Functional testing passed– Live beta-testing done by two independent users –

with very important feedback– Stress on compliancy with Google’s Android GUI

guidelines

LESSONS LEARNED

What We Learned

• An experienced user sees things differently from an (in)experienced developer!

• Android application design: Services, Activites, DB, GUI, IPC, Sensors

• The Android way of doing things:– some complex things have shortcuts– some simple things require a difficult workaround…

• The benefits of a well formed development process

What We Would Do Differently

• Start integration earlier• Consult with users during the design stage• Investigate existing mechanisms thoroughly

before writing code “from scratch”• Put more effort into latching on to existing

features

Lots More Information…

• Visit our website: http://code.google.com/p/easyrider/