Application landing page →
iTunes App Store →

A mobile travel application for Apple's iPhone/iPod touch platform. Working again with Mercury Intermedia, we wanted to build off the success of the general news application but this time offering an app centered around a suite of tools. Many of these tools are available on usatoday.com, but we sought to tie them altogether in a way that they could serve as your travel "assistant" when flying. This is what brought to mind the idea of the AutoPilot section. You can import or log your upcoming trips here and AutoPilot will provide you with important details about your trip. We additionally utilized Flickr's API to pull in photos nearby a user's departure or destination locations, and built a section of "articles and experts" which featured our travel section, communities and columnists.

Notably, this is one of the first news-related apps that's not based strictly on news. Additionally, at its release, it was the only free iPhone application to integrate with TripIt.


PRESS
AutoPilot should be with you on your next trip, TUAW.com →
Gadling gear review - USA Today AutoPilot →