{"id":91925,"title":"Weel: The First GPS App with a Built-in Dashcam","tagline":"Turn your smartphone into a AI-powered dashcam \u0026 GPS.","body":"### **👋 Hi YC!**\n\nWe’re Raphaël and David, and we’re building **Weel — the first GPS app with a built-in dashcam** that works with the phone you already own.\n\n**TL;DR**\n\nWeel turns your smartphone into a dual-facing dashcam and full GPS navigation app — no cables, no SD cards, no new hardware. It records your trips, uploads them securely to the cloud, and gives you evidence in case of incidents.\\\n→ **100% free to use on iOS \u0026 Android**\n\nDownload here:[ https://onelink.to/fk9tyg](https://onelink.to/fk9tyg)\n\n**🎥 Demo Video**\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz5eFEN_WNw\n\n**The Problem: Dashcams today are too expensive, messy, and complicated**\n\nDashcams are incredibly valuable: some insurers offer **up to 30% discounts** to drivers who are equipped with one, and footage can make all the difference in resolving accidents or preventing fraud.\n\nYet most drivers still don’t use them.\n\nWe’ve spent weeks testing the most popular dashcams on the market. What did we find?\n\n💸 High cost (up to $550)\\\n🔧 Installation headaches — some even require professional wiring\\\n📼 Local-only footage (SD cards, no cloud)\\\n🚙 Easy to steal if left in the car\n\n📸 Here's what that looks like in real life:\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=91925\u0026key=user_uploads/1979026/14f1457a-7457-4463-9d3d-7e08e114cd81)\n\n**Our Solution: Weel replaces all of that with a simple app**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=91925\u0026key=user_uploads/1979026/189d2815-2212-4495-80f4-d82616412f65)\n\n\\\nWeel is a smartphone app that offers:\n\n* **External dashcam** — Records the road ahead and provides incident evidence in case of an accident\n* **Internal dashcam** — Designed for professional drivers (taxis, VTCs, delivery) to ensure security and accountability\n* **Smart navigation** — Real-time GPS guidance with traffic-aware routing\n* **Cloud \u0026 encryption** — Video footage is uploaded via Wi-Fi and encrypted for secure storage\n* **Accident analysis** _(in beta)_ — Automatically analyzes and describes what happened during a crash, to simplify reporting and defend the driver\n\n**Why are we building this?**\n\nFor months, we’ve been speaking with both professional and everyday drivers — many shared stories of accidents where, without any footage, they lost time, money, and even saw their insurance premiums double. They had no way to defend themselves.\n\nWe believe that access to protection, evidence, and safer driving shouldn’t be a luxury — this kind of technology should be available to **everyone**, for **free**.\n\n**What’s next?**\n\nOur goal is to develop a full suite of AI computer vision features such as:\n\n* **Real-time alerts** — Warnings for risky driving behavior to help prevent incidents\n* **Augmented reality navigation** — Smarter, clearer GPS guidance using AR overlays\n* **Video-based traffic reports** — Automatic detection of traffic jams, hazards, and incidents from user dashcams\n\nto create a large, connected and safe driver network improving traffic flow across cities.\\\n\\\n**🙏 Ask**\n\nWant to help us make driving safer for everyone?\\\nTry Weel for free today on iOS \u0026 Android →[ ](https://onelink.to/fk9tyg)[https://onelink.to/fk9tyg](https://onelink.to/fk9tyg%5C) \\\n\\\nIf you have feedback, product ideas, or just want to connect — feel free to reach out at [**raphael@weel.live**](mailto:raphael@weel.live). We'd love to hear from you.","slug":"Nuf-weel-the-first-gps-app-with-a-built-in-dashcam","created_at":"2025-07-07T16:20:49.510Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:02:28.206Z","total_vote_count":22,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Nuf-weel-the-first-gps-app-with-a-built-in-dashcam","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=91925\u0026key=user_uploads/1979026/189d2815-2212-4495-80f4-d82616412f65","company":{"id":29819,"name":"Weel","slug":"weel","url":"https://weel.live/","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/22dac63897681e1a31dc26b877ee786266ae0bff.png","batch":"Summer 2024","industry":"Consumer","tags":["Augmented Reality","Computer Vision","Navigation","Mobility","Automotive"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/29819"}}