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by harrisonpage 1344 days ago
Some feature requests:

* Show number of users connected

* Incorporate real weather, easy to get an API key for free like I did at https://weather.baby/

* Not sure if the Camera Roll is automatically scrolling for me, most of the roads look the same in Kansas or something

* I'm sure this has been suggested but: Mute the radio when talking

* Show other users on the map

* Light/Dark mode during day/night

Love it!

5 comments

> Show other users on the map

I like the idea of a CB-style radio where you can only talk to people nearby and this is your way of interacting with other people. Not only does it make sense in a simulation-sense, I think it's also in the 'spirit' of the app which is trying simulate connecting to the wider-world in a way that's become increasingly rare since Jack Kerouac wrote 'On the Road'.

Also in love with this. Will be using this as background 'noise' a lot in life now.

Some more requests:

- be able to zoom in/out on the map

- be able to choose my location and route

- be able to follow me in google maps as I drive along (yes, much more complicated and would need to be an actual app on a phone, I know. Still, I'd love to have craigslst things come up on my actual roadtrip)

- local air traffic in the map, for a plane or copter to fly overhead and have that experience too

- night mode photos, if possible

- if possible, police/fire/ems/wildlands radio chatter

- option for ambient noises. Could change by time of day/year. Animal and insect noises, environmental, etc.

Really realy love thins, thanks for all the hard work, it really shows and has made my weekend!

Thanks for checking out the website and for the feedback! Compiling everyone's requests into one ranked list right now. Showing the number of users nearby is the most requested one and I love the idea.
By the way, the weather shown in "status" is real, comes from openweathermap.org
> most of the roads look the same in Kansas or something

Working as intended it seems

There's also https://openweathermap.org/api for weather. Really easy to use