Observed arrival · 2026-08-31

Untraced, an atlas of the roads you almost forgot

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An iPhone app that automatically records your drives and turns the roads you travel into a personal, gamified map.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-31 issue.

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The page describes background drive detection that begins once enabled, then adds each journey to a map of previously traveled roads. Trip records are said to include distance, speed, and other statistics, with chapters for organizing drives and 9:16 cards for sharing them. Recap views are presented as monthly or yearly time-lapses, and the app claims support for both English and German. The displayed counter reads 1,247 roads discovered.

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