Changelog

What's new

New features, improvements, and fixes — newest first.

April 2026

A campground among tall pines at golden hour with a tent, a trail map with colorful pins on a picnic table, and an electric vehicle charging in the background against forested hills and snow-capped peaks.

Sub-stops, Camp & Charge, and privacy overhaul

featfiximprovement
  • Nest sub-stops under any waypoint — nearby EV chargers, restaurants, and other POIs appear as children of a main stop without affecting drive times or budget
  • Camp & Charge integration automatically finds nearby EV chargers for campground and park waypoints
  • Drag-and-drop now shows a compact pill ghost and a colored drop indicator instead of the browser default
  • State names appear below waypoint titles in the sidebar and on shared trip pages
  • "Save a copy" button on shared trip pages lets logged-in visitors clone the trip in one click
  • City-town waypoints now use geocoded city center coordinates for all non-owner views — residential addresses are never exposed on share pages, OG images, or collaborator maps
A forest green boxy electric SUV with vertical oval headlights and a roof rack loaded with colorful camp gear, parked at a trailhead overlook with a route map on the hood and a charging cable at the rear, golden hour light over distant mountain peaks.

EV-only platform, privacy safeguards, and trip tools

featfix⚠ breaking
  • Platform is now 100% electric — gas and hybrid vehicle options have been removed; the charging category is now simply "EV Charging"
  • Reverse your entire trip order in one click from trip settings
  • Featured trips section rebuilt with SVG route minimaps showing the actual path from start to finish
  • Public share page redesigned with the consistent topo-pattern header used across Explore and Changelog

Mobile navigation and explore redesign

featimprovementfix
  • Navigation links collapse into a burger menu on mobile, with sign-in always visible
  • Explore page redesigned with route minimaps on each trip card and a 2-column editorial layout
  • Bold hero sections unified across changelog, gear guide, and trips pages
  • Touch targets enlarged to 44px minimum on login and vehicle pages for better mobile usability

March 2026

Explore, clone, and social sharing

improvementfix
  • Clone any public trip to your account with one click — original credits are preserved through the chain
  • New /explore page showcases curated road trips, featuring the 47-stop optimal national parks centennial road trip
  • Collaborators can suggest waypoints; owners get a sidebar panel to accept or reject each suggestion, with credit attribution on accepted stops
  • Social preview cards generated automatically for shared trips, with a painted route minimap
  • AI-generated trip summary appears on public share pages
  • Share pages redesigned with a warm parchment hero, route display, and stop count badge
  • Trip credits and "Shared by @handle" attribution shown in the right summary panel
  • Fuel cost estimate removed from trip stats

New landing page and account-level vehicle

feat
  • Immersive landing page with full-bleed painterly illustrations across 7 sections
  • Vehicle selection is now an account-level setting — trips inherit your default automatically
  • Per-trip vehicle override available in trip settings
  • Distances display in miles or kilometers based on your unit preference

Share page polish and map improvements

featfix
  • Clicking a waypoint marker on the map now opens the detail panel
  • Public share pages show Roadbook branding with a "Plan your own trip" call to action
  • Ratings and comments are hidden for departure and destination stops on shared trips
  • Rivian Dual Motor variants (R1S and R1T, Standard and Large Pack) added to vehicle selection
  • Fuel price card is hidden when no vehicle or an EV is selected
  • Campground and hotel booking sections now appear correctly when editing a waypoint
  • Photo gallery images render at the correct size in Safari

User profile and navigation

featfix
  • User profile page with unit preferences and travel party settings
  • Consistent navigation bar with auth-aware links across all pages
  • "How does sign-in work?" explainer on the login page
  • Comments and ratings hidden for unauthenticated visitors on shared trips
  • Map filter UI cleaned up with individual NPS designation groups
  • Share link uses the correct origin URL in all environments

Vehicle configuration

feat
  • Set EV range and battery capacity in trip settings
  • kWh estimates per drive segment (distance × 0.186)
  • Vehicle details stored per trip

Bluesky DM notifications

feat
  • Collaborators receive a Bluesky DM when added to a trip

Map filter cleanup

fix
  • Category filters reset correctly when switching between trips