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Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት by Yan Zeng, Ruifeng Wang and Yuyin Sun

Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት by Yan Zeng, Ruifeng Wang and Yuyin Sun is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ኢንተርፌስ፣ ምትእስሳርን ተመኲሮ ተጠቃምን Competition Category.


ወርቂኢንተርፌስ· 2025

Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት

by Yan Zeng, Ruifeng Wang and Yuyin Sun

Client: Journeylink

ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ኢንተርፌስ Category

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The Design

About Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት

ጆርኒሊንክ ንጉጅለ ናይ መንገዲ ጉዕዞታት ብዙሓት ተሽከርከርቲ ምትሕብባር ዝድግፍ ኣብ መኪና ዝርከብ መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት እዩ። ብድግማዊ ናይ ኣቀማምጣ ፈተና፡ ናይ ካርድ መሰረት ዝገበረ ዩአይ ንሰዓብቲ ተበጻሕነት ዝሓሸ ተገይሩ እዩ። ባህርያት ብሓቂ ግዜ ቦታ ምክፍፋል፡ ናይ ምትሕብባር መምርሒ ከምኡውን ናይ ድምጺ መልእኽቲ የጠቓልል። ናይ ቅድሚት ዝተዋህበ ምልክታ ስርዓት ብደረጃ ህጹጽነት መሰረት ተንቢሃት በምርኣይ ረኽሲታት ይቕንስ። ተወሳኺ መሳርሒታት ከም ትርኢት ምሓዝን ናይ ጉዕዞ ዝኽርን ምትሕብባራዊ ግን ውሕስ ናይ ጉዕዞ ተመክሮታት ይድግፉ። እቲ ዲዛይን ንናይ ሓበሬታ ደረጃ፡ ተበጻሕነት ከምኡውን ኣብ ቅልጡፍ ናይ ምዝዋር ኩነታት ዘይተቋረጸ ስራሕ የተኩር እዩ።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award

Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንቀዳምነት ደረጃ ዘለዎም፣ ዘገርሙን ዝተፈልዩን ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ወርቂ ጥበብን ፍልጠትን ክእለትን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘንጸባርቑ ኣዚዮም ሓደሽቲ፣ ርእይቶ ዘለዎምን ዘንጸባርቑን ፍጥረታት እዮም። Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት ዘይተራእየ ዋጋ ዘምጽእ ኣዚዩ ዝተሞገሰ፣ ዝንባሌ ዘቐምጥን ሓውሲ ዝመስልን ፈጠራ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ወርቂ ሽልማት A' Design Award ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ብብዙሕ ጥቕሚ ዘስፍሕ ዘደንቕ ዝኽበር ፕሮጀክት እዩ። Journeylink ብዙሓት መኪናታት መስተማቐሪ ስርዓት ሓያል ድሌት ዘሕድር፣ ተሃዋሕዋሕ ዘበራብር፣ ፈጠራ ዘተባብዕን ንዓና ዘማርኽን እዩ።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
JourneyLink is an advanced in car infotainment system designed for seamless multi vehicle coordination, enhancing road trips for families and friends. It integrates real time navigation, V2V communication, shared stops, and emergency alerts, ensuring a safer, more connected, and enjoyable group travel experience.
Dimensions & Packaging
JourneyLink is a digital in car infotainment application designed for seamless multi vehicle coordination. It operates on cloud based architecture, supporting real time V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) communication and GPS synchronization. The system is compatible with Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, and embedded vehicle infotainment systems, ensuring cross platform accessibility and smooth data transmission for group travel efficiency.
Tags
Vehicle to Vehicle communication, Road Trip Navigation, Multi Vehicle Coordination, In Car Infotainment, Group Travel App, Real Time GPS Sync, Family Road Trips, Connected Driving Experience, Smart Travel Assistant
Production Technology
JourneyLink was developed using advanced HMI (Human Machine Interface) design principles, integrating V2V (Vehicle to Vehicle) communication technology for seamless multi vehicle coordination. The design process involved user research, prototyping, and iterative usability testing to refine interaction flows. Built for in car infotainment systems, it leverages cloud based real time data synchronization, ensuring reliable and intuitive user experiences.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was designing a seamless V2V communication system that enhances multi vehicle coordination without distracting drivers. Balancing real time updates, safety alerts, and user friendly interaction was critical. Technical constraints included ensuring reliable data synchronization across different vehicle systems. Extensive user testing helped refine the interface, ensuring smooth operation while maintaining safety and engagement, ultimately making group travel more efficient and enjoyable.
Research
The research focused on enhancing multi vehicle travel coordination. Objectives included improving navigation, communication, and trip sharing. Methods involved secondary research, surveys (237 responses), and interviews with 10 road trip experts. Usability testing with 8 participants validated key features. Insights led to a user friendly V2V system that improves group travel efficiency, safety, and shared experiences, influencing both user engagement and the evolution of connected vehicle technology.
Inspiration
JourneyLink was inspired by the challenge of coordinating multi vehicle road trips for families and friends. Traditional navigation apps lack real time group coordination. By leveraging V2V communication, JourneyLink enables seamless route syncing, real time updates, and shared experiences, ensuring safer, more connected, and enjoyable road trips.
Project Duration
The project started in April 2023 in Philadelphia and San Francisco and was completed in August 2023.
Operation Flow
JourneyLink operates as a seamless in car infotainment system designed for multi vehicle road trips. Users can sync travel plans, share real time locations, and communicate via voice or text. Key interactions include setting shared stops, sending route deviation invites, and receiving emergency alerts. The V2V communication enables instant coordination, ensuring a smooth and connected group travel experience. Additionally, JourneyLink captures scenic moments throughout the journey, allowing travelers to document and relive shared memories, making road trips more enjoyable and meaningful.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Yan Zeng, Ruifeng Wang, Yuyin Sun, 2025.
Team Members
Yan Zeng, Ruifeng Wang, Yuyin Sun
Image Credits
All image and video: Creator (Designer) Yan Zeng, Ruifeng Wang, Yuyin Sun, JourneyLink, 2025.

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