Configurable Route Planning
Dev tools
routing engine
SHOW HN2020
143points
44comments
#424of 3,028 in 2020
Top 15%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Idea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Users want routing that avoids dangerous or illegal turns.
From 3 comments
Yeah I hate the routes google maps concocts with horrible and sometimes illegal turns. Bearing in mind the no turn between 7-9am mon-fri signs etc. Another one is the on-off…
quickthrower2 on HNThe decisions Google Maps (and competitors) make in the vicinity of my house are baffling and dangerous. It's almost like it's intentionally looking for left turns out across…
caconym_ on HNI would definitely use this feature.
viburnum on HN
Objections
Avoiding left turns entirely could make routes longer.
From 1 comment
What's the logic behind avoiding left (right in 1/3 of the world) turns? I assume that route planners already take into account that a "crossing the opposite flow" turn takes…
_-___________-_ on HN
Requests
Support for routing emergency vehicles and other specialised vehicles.
From 1 comment
Does anyone know if anything like this, but for emergency vehicle responses? In some cases, routes that are not suitable for a normal car are exceptional quicker for an emergency…
laurencei on HN
Configurable direction for right-hand traffic countries.
From 1 comment
While optimizing for left turns don't forget that about 1/3 of the world's population would rather you optimize for right turns (so please make it configurable)
Taniwha on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Valhalla?
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Valhalla?
toomuchtodo on HN
Alternatives named
Google Maps
From 2 comments
Yeah I hate the routes google maps concocts with horrible and sometimes illegal turns. Bearing in mind the no turn between 7-9am mon-fri signs etc. Another one is the on-off…
quickthrower2 on HNThe decisions Google Maps (and competitors) make in the vicinity of my house are baffling and dangerous. It's almost like it's intentionally looking for left turns out across…
caconym_ on HN
ArcGIS
From 1 comment
In ArcGIS you can specify emergency vehicle, and can also calculate for distribution of multiple vehicles to multiple targets:…
punnerud on HN
OptaPlanner
From 2 comments
In ArcGIS you can specify emergency vehicle, and can also calculate for distribution of multiple vehicles to multiple targets:…
punnerud on HNIn OptaPlanner you can grab the Vehicle Routing web application (called optaweb-vehicle-routing) and add any custom constraints that are specific to your use case such as…
ge0ffrey on HN
Valhalla
From 1 comment
How does this compare to Valhalla?
toomuchtodo on HN