mrshoe

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by mrshoe 3y ago
The real problem is industry-wide adoption of metrics-driven design. When I studied cognitive science, the method we employed for HCI was User Centered System Design. Granted, this was a backronym for UCSD, but the point remains — design sh
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Toyota joins Tesla in developing self-driving tech with low-cost cameras(reuters.com)
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Using Context in React(medium.com)
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Hardware-focused Root Ventures closed a $76M second fund(techcrunch.com)
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Ford's Road to Full Autonomy(medium.com)
1 points by mrshoe 10y ago|0 comments
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by mrshoe 10y ago
We designed our own magnetic phone mount, which comes with the product. Once you start mounting your phone in your car (especially with our mount, which is amazing), you won't want a separate screen for your camera. :) The advantages o
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by mrshoe 10y ago
We are using industry standard encryption algorithms for all of our wireless traffic. We are also consulting with external security experts, in addition to the expertise we have in-house. All of our over-the-air firmware updates are cryptog
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by mrshoe 10y ago
We are initially shipping only in the US, but hopefully total world domination will follow eventually. :)
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by mrshoe 10y ago
We do require an OBD port, which is present on all cars 1996 and newer. Other than that, it should work on basically all cars, assuming you don't have e.g. an existing backup camera that mechanically blocks the installation.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
The solar window is actually transparent. Our PD team is second to none! They were able to make the whole solar assembly look uniformly black while not sacrificing solar efficiency.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
The camera frame is indeed paired with the car adapter at the factory, which is a theft deterrent. They will not function without each other. The RearVision also comes with a security tool that must be used to attach and remove the camera f
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by mrshoe 10y ago
Excellent question. It takes decades for new features to fan out to the majority of new cars. After that it then takes decades more for those features to reach saturation of all cars on the road, because only 7% of the car population turns
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by mrshoe 10y ago
The RearVision comes with a security tool that is used to attach and remove the camera frame. The camera frame and the OBD adapter are also paired at the factory and will not function in isolation.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
The OBD adapter does serve a very important role in the system in that it has a power source and can wake the camera frame when necessary (before you ever launch the app!). All of our vision algorithms also run on the OBD adapter, which is
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by mrshoe 10y ago
And I'd love to show it to you! :) The video screen is definitely the main focus of the app, for obvious reasons. When the video stops, we also show an app launcher screen that's optimized for use in the car (large touch targets :
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by mrshoe 10y ago
There is! The solar charging should be enough for most everybody. We have done testing in a variety of locations. As a backup, though, it can be charged over USB.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
Aside from power, we do use the OBD port to detect things like reverse and speed (to stop the video automatically when you hit 10mph). In general we want to integrate our products into the car and the driving experience as much as possible.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
With literally zero solar charging and under normal usage, the battery should last over a month. Most people get at least some solar charging, though! If nothing else, at least while they are driving, parked at the grocery store, etc.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
We've really tried to make this experience as smooth as possible. The product comes with a superb magnetic dash mount for your phone. Frequently our app will show up on your lock screen in iOS, so you can just slide up to launch into t
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by mrshoe 10y ago
Thanks! Based on our design and testing, the solar should keep the vast majority of users charged up (it has for me!). As a backup we do support USB charging as well.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
Thanks dang! Totally understandable and I am happy to post again when we start shipping them out.
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by mrshoe 10y ago
It's such an amazing feeling to put your blood and sweat into a product for months and finally be able to share it with the world. It's great to take our startup out of stealth mode today! I couldn't imagine a better group of
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Tell HN: We built a solar-charging wireless backup camera for your car(pearlauto.com)
77 points by mrshoe 10y ago|93 comments
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by mrshoe 10y ago
It's been great working on this product, and with this amazing team, for the past couple of years! Sure feels fantastic to take the "stealth mode" veil of secrecy off our startup today.
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How I learned to stop worrying and love Redux(medium.com)
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by mrshoe 11y ago
This story starts out reporting on a board ousting a CEO after a public scandal involving non-compliance with various laws, which incited multiple government investigations. It then takes an abrupt turn and starts repeating everyone's
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by mrshoe 11y ago
That this is currently the top comment reinforces the author's hypothesis that many software engineers underestimate how much they could make at a large company. > 250k a year in 5 years at a big corporation, really? Yes, really. &g
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by mrshoe 11y ago
I was going to reply to you and say the same thing: it's extremely similar to the initial iPhone 3rd party developer story, and for the same reasons. Apple is pretty predictable, really. I know how WatchKit works, I was in on some of t
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by mrshoe 11y ago
Your point is actually orthogonal to the OP's. The OP was claiming that Apple's architecture is flawed and that once they realize the error of their ways, battery life will improve dramatically. That's just not true. Your poi
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by mrshoe 11y ago
I never understand how someone can write an article about their very first foray into something and then, at the end, assert that they know more than the experts already. > In the end of the day, the watch battery is there just to shuffl

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