Karoo AutoStart Ride

[Javiuchi]

Hello.

Sorry for writing to you in this extension, but I don't know how to send you a private message.

Since the apps you're showing are very useful, I wanted to ask if you could make a program that starts recording a route without having to press the start button, and does so when it detects movement using the GPS position.

If you can do it, that would be fantastic, because I've occasionally stopped for coffee and then forgotten to start it again, and before I realize it, a few miles have already passed.

A few days ago, I saw a developer working on something like this, but the Github link has disappeared.

https://github.com/alexanderbehrens1978/Karoo3-AutoStart-Ride

Thanks in advance.

[timklge]

Hi,

I think it would be possible to build an extension that resumes rides, there is SDK support for that (and used by Ki2 and Kremote I think). It could be hard to dial in a threshold that defines when a ride is resumed - e. g. a ride could be resumed if your speed exceeds 10 kph or your position changes by more than 50 meters. But this could also happen accidentally while you're still inside the café, and the gps receiption is blocked and the position jumps. So you would essential get a second auto-pause that can be triggered manually and has a higher resume threshold.

Auto starting a ride after you have selected the route is not possible to my understanding, as the karoo is not in "paused" state and the "resume" action that extensions can trigger will not work.

[Javiuchi]

Hello. Yes, I understand, but I meant to have it start automatically only if the pause has been activated (the button has been pressed).

The option to take into account speed (at least 10 km/h) or GPS position (at least a 50 m movement) seems very appropriate to me. How about considering both parameters at the same time?

Thank you.

[timklge]

Yes, that would be possible.

So it would be a super simple extension: The only function is that when the current ride is paused, but the current measured speed exceeds a user-definable threshold (10 km/h by default) and the gps position has changed by more than a user-definable threshold (50 meters by default) with good estimated gps accuracy compared to the last known position before pausing, the ride is resumed. I'd label it "AutoResume".

As said, automatically starting a ride after a route has been selected (but the ride has never been started) can not be done with an extension.

[Javiuchi]

Hello.

The extension page I mentioned is now active again, but this time there's no link to download the *.apk file, although there is an option to compile it.

I was able to test it, and all it does is automatically start the route when you turn on the device, without having to press the button. The only usefulness I see is that this way we never forget to start recording the route.

https://github.com/alexanderbehrens1978/Karoo3-AutoStart-Ride

[timklge]

Very interesting. The app works by switching to the map page, and then emulating a physical button press of the bottom right button, which starts the ride. That seems to work fine, I didn't consider this.

So I guess you could combine this approach with the auto resume feature to get the extension you are asking for.

[Javiuchi]

Hello. That would be great. Thanks in advance.