Hey everyone,
I've been thinking about the daily schedule a lot for multi-stop local couriers and gig drivers. As far as I can tell, there isn't a good tool that actually lets a person reschedule dynamically when things change, in a way that remains optimized for short rides.
Currently, when I plan manually feed Google Maps, showing current traffic with. I scheduling, alerts and complexes to dynamic change while I'm executing the plan.
So I wanted to consult this community of experienced couriers to validate whether this gap is real or if my imagination is running away with me.
Imagine a specialized daily schedule app that could:
- Integrate directly with your navigation to see total route distance.
- Optimize your schedule using realistic traffic estimations to actively minimize both total driving distance and total driving hours during peak times.
- Allow you to drag-and-drop the order of deliveries instantly if a customer is unavailable, and see the new optimal order.
- Seamlessly postpone uncompleted deliveries to the next day.
- Include single-tap buttons for pre-defined communications (sharing ETAs or drop-off updates via WhatsApp, SMS, or email).
Would having a tool that is both a dynamic planner and a day-of-delivery executor actually solve a major pain point for you? Or is Google Maps/manual planning just "good enough" for most of your needs?
I'm considering trying to build something like this but need your honest feedback. Is this a gap you feel daily?
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