Design Challenge - Design challenge of "From struggle to delight" via Culture of Design. Take an area of your life where you observe a struggle for yourself or someone you observe and create a solution that takes that struggle and turns it into an user experience opportunity of delight.
Problem - Reaching for my phone feels cumbersome, but I love the idea of contributing knowledge to a data base of users commuting near my location.
Solution - Interactive sleeve on the steering wheel that will communicate input on my behalf. Easier to reach, easier to use, easier to contribute.
Further Explorations - Customizing the button inputs on the wheel. Adding a "still there" button. Create a section in the Google Maps app that allows you to pair this device and customize your buttons/inputs.
Supporting Research Articles:
https://techpp.com/2025/03/27/google-maps-symbols-and-icons-explained/
https://lifehacker.com/one-of-google-maps-best-new-features-is-finally-availab-1839169210
https://lifehacker.com/one-of-google-maps-best-new-features-is-finally-availab-1839169210