He built his kid a one screen app that picks the fastest way to school each morning

His kid’s school run means two trains or a bus, with the right choice spread across three apps. He built an Android app with AI that pulls live train times, wait times, disruptions and traffic into one screen and recommends which way to go.

How it works

List the real options for the run
Connect live train and bus data
Add disruptions and traffic
App recommends the fastest way on one screen
Kid uses it daily

Why it’s worth knowing

It answers one question for one child: which way to school today. That narrowness is why it works.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on reddit.com. See the original ↗

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