Kuram ChanduDesign engineer
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Case study · 01

Short Cut

A distance-first route planner for Hyderabad. It ranks streets by metres, not minutes, then shows exactly what the conventional fastest route costs you in extra distance.

Short Cut landing page with a phone showing a Hyderabad map and a 1.1 km saving card
Role

Design + engineering

Timeline

2025 — ongoing

Stack

React Native · Expo · Valhalla · OpenStreetMap

Metrics

1.1 km · Valhalla · OSM

The problem

Fastest routes optimise for time, not distance. In a dense city that hides a tax: extra kilometres, fuel, and heat.

Short Cut makes the hidden cost visible before you commit to a route.

The approach

Rank candidate routes by metres first. Keep the familiar fastest route as a reference, not the default.

Show the delta in plain language, so the choice is legible in one glance.

1.1 kmTypical saving
ValhallaRouting engine
OSMMap data