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by avidiax 327 days ago
That seems easier to do by using OpenStreetMaps and a GPS trace. You would need the businesses to cooperate by putting a QR code out, so they might as well cooperate and keep a maps listing up to date.

I could imagine maybe OCRing the results from a line-scan camera. That would read all the business signs and street names as you drive by them.

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”Attractions along the route” must have been a standard feature on satnavs since the very first standalone TomTom sucked onto your windscreen. Newer cars having Google Maps built in make this even richer.