Finding Alternative Transportation

TripMe

By:Sabrina Burleigh, Andy Chen, Jordan Evans, Thomas

Kooi

Overview

Mobile trip planner system integrating multiple transportation types

Location, traffic, weather aware Scheduler/Calendar Contacts – see friend's locations Carpool finder

Gas money & reputation system Many other small features

Overall Problem & Solution

Problem: Cars are costly, polluting, traffic issues Planning alternative transportation is hard &

inconvenient Solution:

Mobile trip planner Plan for multiple transportation options

Contextual Inquiry Description

Standard survey & observe participants use trip planning tools

3 participants – college students Likely to use public transportation Likely to own/use cell phone (target platform)

Contextual Inquiry Results

Liked Google Map features Metro Trip Planner limited & cumbersome Participants willing to carpool with strangers to a

degree More willing with people from social networking site

Our system: Make bus trips easier & convenient Carpool system could become effective

ESM Description

Hourly survey, 12 hours period for 3 days No beeper

2 Participants College student & worker who commutes daily Already use multiple transportation methods

Questions included: Transportation method Tools to plan transportation Important factors to choose transportation

ESM Results

Main modes: Car, Bus, Bike, Walking Planning Time: 0-5 minutes Planning Tools: Website, Previous Knowledge Factors: Convenience, Travel Time, Schedule,

Cost Traffic and Schedule Convenience

Our System: Trip planning streamlined & convenient

Representative Tasks

Easy - Find bus routes for one way trip

Medium - Schedule a regular route

Hard - Set up carpool for daily commute

Scenario 1:

Find bus route for a trip

Scenario 2:

Schedule a regular route

Scenario 3:

Hard - Set up carpool for daily commute

Summary and Q & A

Current trip planning systems – not integrated & inconvenient

Our system – easy to plan trips on the go Multiple transportation methods

Calendar/Scheduler, Contacts, GPS, Traffic, Weather

Carpool finder can be successful – people willing to carpool with strangers