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How does it work? Like many AI language models and assistants, it builds your route via the prompts you give it. You effectively have a conversation with the software to carve out a plan for your ideal road trip.
For example, you could type in ‘I’d like a route that goes from Bedford to Anglesey, that gets me to Wales as quickly as possible before swapping to fun roads perfect for a Lotus Elise, with a hotel stop on the Welsh border, local to a petrol station that sells Super Unleaded and a curry house’. And once the route is presented you can modify it with additional prompts, such as roads you know you want to take in, or avoid or good spots to stop to take a picture of your car.
Once you have your route, you export to Google Maps, for maximum Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility without having to deal with Google’s flawed checkpoint system.
The app has been under closed Beta development for several months, with the 37 early users having covered 6,613 miles of real world testing. The site has also been put through its paces in the virtual world with 25,720 miles of digital testing.
The full New Roads experience will cost £9.99 a month, or £95 for a year. This includes the ability to export a route to Google Maps, share it with a friend, unlimited prompts, unlimited trips and to curate and save your favourite trips. This in addition to what you get with the free version, which allows you to tailor your garage and save road trips. The free version allows three road trips and up to 25 prompts.