RouteMate

RouteMate is a scalable Electric Vehicle (EV) navigation platform designed to optimize routing, personalize travel experiences, and enable real-time communication. The system integrates backend routing logic, machine learning personalization, secure authentication, and voice-based interaction to enhance EV driving efficiency.

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Overview

RouteMate addresses the limitations of traditional navigation systems by incorporating EV-specific constraints such as battery levels, charging station availability, and energy consumption. The platform combines a Django REST backend with a React frontend and integrates machine learning models for adaptive route recommendations.

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Key Features

1. EV-Optimized Routing

• Shortest-path computation with energy-aware cost functions
• Battery-level constraint handling
• Nearby charging station detection
• Preference-based routing (eco, fast, scenic)
• Real-time route recalculation

2. Machine Learning Personalization

• User behavior tracking and feature extraction
• Route and place recommendation engine
• Ongoing development of a Reinforcement Learning model
  • Learns from historical driving patterns
  • Adapts route suggestions over time
  • Optimizes battery efficiency and travel preferences

3. Secure Authentication

• Face ID authentication using OpenCV
• Gmail OAuth login integration
• JWT-based secure session management

4. Voice Assistant Integration

• n8n workflow automation
• Gemini API integration for NLP
• Hands-free navigation commands
• Real-time route and battery updates

5. Travel With a Friend

• Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) integration
• Live location sharing
• Voice communication between connected users

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Technology Stack

Backend

• Django
• Django REST Framework
• PostgreSQL
• JWT Authentication
• OpenCV (Face Recognition)
• Reinforcement Learning (In Progress)

Frontend

• React.js
• Mapbox GL JS
• Axios
• WebSockets

AI & Automation

• Machine Learning Models
• Reinforcement Learning (Policy Optimization)
• n8n Workflow Automation
• Gemini API

Communication

• REST APIs
• WebSockets
• BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)

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System Architecture

Frontend (React + Mapbox) ↓ Django REST API ↓ Routing Engine + ML Layer ↓ Database (PostgreSQL) ↓ Voice Assistant (n8n + Gemini) ↓ BLE Communication Module

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Installation

1. Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/routemate.git
cd routemate

2. Backend Setup

cd backend python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # macOS/Linux venv\Scripts\activate # Windows

pip install -r requirements.txt python manage.py migrate python manage.py runserver

3. frontend setup

cd frontend npm install npm start