1. Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 5:33:01 PM

this topic is very important and goes far beyond the software development or selecting mapping provider,
because we have more cars, more traffic, and the routing is affecting air-pollution, and finally our quality of life.

for example, there is a direct link between critical illness and living close to the busy highways.
i.e. company can optimize their routes by time or distance, but there is no way to optimize the route by engine size or type,
take into consideration the community, and to minimize the risk for health.

in this situation any businesses will prefer to use the shortest or closest routes and save $10-20 on delivery,
but then later the governments will be spending billions for saving lives of their citizens.

in the ideal world (if I were making any decisions):
- I would establish a national traffic control centers
- any heavy vehicle (truck, bus, etc.) that crosses the border of the Country, Province/State, City should automatically submit
its travel route, with all vehicle details, and corresponding route certificate # , map provider who issued this route
- if route/certificate is not provided - then any police officer may stop this vehicle and fine the owner
- all routes may be randomly verified by using alternative tools
- map providers should make their routing based on vehicle type, size, local regulations, communities, not just Lon, Lat
- routing services should be affordable for any business, and eligible for extra taxes if overpriced by map providers.

it''s the case when SW solution may become a critical tool for creating a better environment.

thanks

Kyrylenko Oleg