Vihang Sharma: Bloghttps://productwithvihang.com/blog/ Product teardowns, feature ideas and notes from what I'm learning. enFri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Convoy mode: making Maps work for group road tripshttps://productwithvihang.com/blog/ideas/maps-long-trips/2026/10/convoy-mode/ https://productwithvihang.com/blog/ideas/maps-long-trips/2026/10/convoy-mode/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Group road trips run on WhatsApp live location because Google Maps doesn't know the cars are travelling together. A proposal for route-aware convoy tracking that stays honest when the signal drops. Multi-day planning: splitting a long drive into days that actually workhttps://productwithvihang.com/blog/ideas/maps-long-trips/2026/10/multi-day-planning/ https://productwithvihang.com/blog/ideas/maps-long-trips/2026/10/multi-day-planning/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Google Maps plans a long trip as one continuous drive. People plan it as days, with limits, deadlines and places to stop. A proposal for a trip view that splits the drive into realistic days and flags problems without changing your plan. Why Google Maps falls short on long tripshttps://productwithvihang.com/blog/ideas/maps-long-trips/2026/10/why-maps-falls-short/ https://productwithvihang.com/blog/ideas/maps-long-trips/2026/10/why-maps-falls-short/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Google Maps is built for the next turn. Long trips need something it doesn't have: the trip itself as the thing being planned and driven. What convoy mode and multi-day planning have in common, and what would prove me wrong.