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COMMUTE RELIEF

Recognition

SXSW Interactive Festival

Texas State Innovation Lab

Faculty Mentors

Dr. Hale, Janet | Senior Lecturer, Department of Finance and Economics

Grayson Lawrence | Associate Professor, Communication Design

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Collaborators

Nikita Demidov | UG, McCoy Department of Finance and Economics

Austin Andrus | G, Environmental Philosophy

Jae Min Lee |  UG, Computer Science

Kristie Bocanegra| UG, Communication Design

Kristina Kasprowicz | UG, Communication Design

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I contributed to my team members by finding opportunity in the market through the synthesizing of survey data. Development of personas, user experience prototype testing, desktop + mobile interface design, as well as HTML and CSS front-end development. 

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Challenge

Alleviate Austin's downtown traffic congestion and environmental gas emission pollution.

Goal

To connect users with the best alternative transportation method based on location and real time, streamlining transportation services offered within their radius.

Target Market

Young Professionals Commuting Habits Survey Data 

Data collected from target market  25-34 professionals employed in downtown Austin, TX

What is Commute Relief?

Commute Relief integrates smart mobility in a user's day by streamlining the process of searching and selecting a transportation alternative.

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It offers transportation options that best fits the individual's needs in real time by sending alerts based on their time and place.

How does it work?

Select

Select best transit alternative suggested.

You will receive an alert via email of when it is the optimal time to schedule a ride based on your current location and available transportation within your area.

Sync

Simply sync your google or outlook calendar. 

In order to provide a more personalized experience, users have the option of syncing their calendar. This helps determine the location and time of where they need to go next in their day. 

Go!

Book your ride and go on to your next destination.

Confirm your meeting details, select go, and a list of transportation options near you will appear. It's time to schedule your ride now before it's too late!

Invision prototypes

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InVision and Live Prototypes

Check out the desktop live site.

Desktop Userflow

Email Alert Userflow

Process

Creating a social impact

With rapidly emerging technologies and innovative solutions to current transportation problems, Commute Relief serves as a transition to autonomous vehicles. 

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Many companies are already experimenting with autonomous ways of transportation and Commute Relief bridges the gap of autonomous and traditional vehicles by introducing a service that adapts to frequent location habits. 

TEXAS STATE INNOVATION LAB

SXSW INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL

March 2018

The team presented the project with Texas State Innovation Lab held at SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX.