busMate

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  busMate operating through the test-voice interface

Inspiration

I've missed the bus many times because I've been in a rush and didn't have enough time to check the bus schedule. Being able to quickly get bus timings by having it read to me would greatly reduce my efforts and provide me with the convenience to make the process of tracking bus times much more efficient.

What it does

An extension for Google Assistant that takes the user's closest bus route to remove the hassle from checking the bus schedule on a mobile device or web browser. The application provides the user with the next bus time arrival for their desired route destination.

How I built it

Using the CTA Bus Tracker API, Firebase, and Dialogflow, to create an application for the Google Home

Challenges I ran into

The major challenge of funding was the major hurdle. We had limited features available to us since we were using the free version of the software.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Quickly adapting to a Machine Learning environment, as well as quickly adapting to a unique coding challenge

What I learned

Always keep spare funds available for cloud processing space

What's next for busMate

More accurate bus scheduling, by syncing with the CTA's clock. Being able to identify the user's location address to obtain longitude and latitude points for more precise tracking and provide suggested time to leave for bus stop.

Built With

• city-of-chicago-data-portal
• firebase
• javascript
• node.js