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NateSchiffer · 07-20-2011, 08:41 PM

So I just discovered the GoPoint OBD2 cable for iPhone a few days ago. And it got me to thinking...

If someone were to make the ultimate ecodriving instrument, what would it do? Obviously you could make a ScanGauge-type device pretty easily, but what would people really want? After all, the iPhone is a lot more capable: it has GPS, an internet connection, an accelerometer, a compass, and of course OBD2.

So you could, for instance, have a "¢/mi" meter that looks up prices on GasBuddy. You could query NOAA for wind-speed. And you could make any gauge you want -- how about a "drag gauge" that you enter your car's CdA and Crr? Or a "hill-climb gauge" that shows how far you could coast up a hill (I'm always terrible at that).

I have a little demo app that I could develop further, if there's sufficient interest.

So let your imagination run wild! Usual brainstorm rules apply, please.

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NateSchiffer EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 8 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm an iOS developer. What would people want in an ecodriving app? So I just discovered the GoPoint OBD2 cable for iPhone a few days ago. And it got me to thinking... If someone were to make the ultimate ecodriving instrument, what would it do? Obviously you could make a ScanGauge-type device pretty easily, but what would people really want? After all, the iPhone is a lot more capable: it has GPS, an internet connection, an accelerometer, a compass, and of course OBD2. So you could, for instance, have a "¢/mi" meter that looks up prices on GasBuddy. You could query NOAA for wind-speed. And you could make any gauge you want -- how about a "drag gauge" that you enter your car's CdA and Crr? Or a "hill-climb gauge" that shows how far you could coast up a hill (I'm always terrible at that). I have a little demo app that I could develop further, if there's sufficient interest. So let your imagination run wild! Usual brainstorm rules apply, please.