Project Overview
NowDrive is an android mobile application targeted towards new and learner drivers. The application suggests safer routes for users when driving from point A to point B. The primary reason why this would be useful for a new or learner driver is that by driving on the safest routes possible it will help them avoid accident prone areas and build their confidence when driving.
NowDrive helps users to remain accident free and may result in lower insurance premiums as they will need to be accident free for the first 5 years to get lower insurance premium rates. The mobile app takes historical and current information into account while calculating the route for example, historical information can be accident history on a particular road and current information could be traffic congestion.
NowDrive would suggest routes to avoid accident prone or heavily congested roads. Additional features include: Login/Registration, Saved Routes, Multiple Route Suggestions, Filters for routes such as avoiding the motorway.
Technologies Used
Android Studio, Java, XML, Firebase, Google Maps API, data.gov.ie API, data.tii.ie API
Personal Bio
Expecting 1:1 Degree in BSc(Hons) Computing with a strong understanding of Java, XML, Android Studio, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, PHP and SQL. Dean’s List 1st year Honours for exceptional academic results achieved in first, second and third year.
Interned for Yahoo! for 7 months as an Full Stack Developer where my responsibilities included working on maintenance tickets to fix issues that would appear on the AOL web application, utilizing automation tools such as Postman and Applitools to handle automated testing and developing an npm package to utilize Applitools visual testing to be used across the company. I also worked on an intern project with other interns to develop a 2D browser "game" environment during lockdown to attempt to replicate the office experience and provide a social platform for employees.
Worked as a Part-Time Lab assistant for NCI and as a Video editor for educational material my responsibilities were to edit and upload educational materials for online courses as well as review videos edited by other editors and to attend labs and assist any queries that the students may have during the lab.
Strong Inter-Personal and social skills gained from working as a Barista at Costa Coffee. Strong in software and android app development using IDEs such as Android studio and NetBeans to program such applications. Good for web-design and Ecommerce. Keen interest in technology and gaming news and is kept up to date using various news and social media platforms.