Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by WaitWaitWha on Friday November 04, 2022 @09:50AM
(#33466656)
For a minute, before following the link, I was thinking 'why not just look up the schedule? And, did you leave a RasPi on a bus?! Those things are like $200 now! Maybe you can get it back at the bus depot...'
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by goatcode on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:41AM
(#33467504)
In some areas, it would be necessary to somehow install trackers on your busses that you use. Depending on the jurisdiction, I've had to deal with busses either being possibly 10 minutes early, or missing their stop time by up to half an hour.
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by geraldwhen on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:56AM
(#33467787)
This is a good reason to stop using busses, not add tracking.
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by goatcode on Friday November 04, 2022 @11:29AM
(#33468348)
That is what I myself ended up doing :)
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by fersarr on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:41AM
(#33467503)
:) We could hide it inside a bus and make a geolocation game!
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by nashashmi on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:36AM
(#33467419)
What do you mean 200$
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by bombolo on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:56AM
(#33467774)
They are a bit hard to find at the moment.
Re:Show HN: Tracking my local bus with a RaspberryPi
by michaelt on Friday November 04, 2022 @10:59AM
(#33467845)
If you want a new raspberry pi 4 8GB today, you basically have to buy from a scalper at a cost of around $200 [1]
Or you can try to monitor https://rpilocator.com more than the scalpers do, and you might be able to get one for $100 instead.
[1] https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m...