Inspiration
Inspired by... Jakarta's traffic. I asked myself why people aren't sharing their cars. I wonder why Gojek/Grab, with the promise of ridesharing, did not solve traffic. Then, I realized that we actually already have the answer... the tradition of using Angkot! But why are Angkot users complaining and decreasing in numbers? I realized that this has to do with comfort/safety. So I tried to develop an app to try to create a "digital angkot". People can find other traveling peers that match their routes the most, and decide to "carpool" together.
What it does
Find other travelling peers that match their routes the most, and have the ability to make carpooling "groups" with each other.
How we built it
Build using ExpressJs in the Backend and React with the frontend. Finding the most relevant routes takes a simple algorithm: trying to find how close your pickup/dropoff zones are with another.
Challenges we ran into
Time management with regards to underestimating the amount of issues we can stumble on. For instance, react-router just launched a new version that made it difficult for me to understand the new react router and continue with the front end :(
Accomplishments that we're proud of
Fully completed backend! Also, decently proud of the front end. If the react-router issue was solved, the front end would have been completed!
What we learned
With the power of perseverance, anything can become reality.
What's next for Connected Angkot
Integrate Angkot experience to the ridesharing platform. Collect more datapoints of where people's routing needs are in Jakarta. Use appropriate vehicle routing algorithms to determine a dynamic instead of static angkot routes.
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