Changelog & Roadmap — RouteMuse
v0.8 — Public BetaReleased April 2026
✓ Live now

The first public version. Core road trip planning with AI-generated guides, real cost estimates, and PDF delivery.

What shipped

  • AI-powered day-by-day road trip guide generation
  • Free route preview with fuel and toll estimates by country
  • Full guide PDF delivered by email within minutes
  • Google Places autocomplete on city inputs
  • Real driving distances via Google Distance Matrix API
  • Toll calculations using real per-country rates and vignette costs
  • Ferry detection — operator, sailing time, and cost flagged automatically
  • Flexible and Fixed Days planning modes
  • Two-way route support — separate guides for outward and return journey
  • Currency selector (EUR, USD, GBP, CHF, CAD, AUD)
  • Distance unit selector (km / miles)
  • Diesel and petrol fuel price detection per country
  • Secure payments via Paddle as Merchant of Record — VAT handled globally
  • Rate limiting, security headers, and input sanitization on backend API
v1.0 — MCP PoweredEstimated Q3 2026
Coming soon

The biggest update since launch. v1.0 replaces estimated data with real-time information using MCP (Model Context Protocol).

What MCP changes: Instead of AI estimating costs and availability, v1.0 connects directly to live data sources at the moment your guide is generated. Real fuel prices. Actual toll costs. Live restaurant data. Nothing approximated.

New in v1.0

  • Real-time fuel prices per country at generation time
  • Real toll costs — actual plaza-level data per route
  • Restaurant recommendations via TripAdvisor and similar APIs — matched to dietary preference (vegan, halal, vegetarian, local, seafood, fast food, fine dining, family)
  • Public transport mode — plan by train, bus, and rideshare using live availability data (MCP powered)
  • Border crossing information — linked to live camera feeds so you can check conditions before you leave
  • Ferry preference controls — include all, avoid optional, mandatory only
Post v1.0 — Weekly dropsFrom Q3 2026 onwards
Planned

After v1.0 ships, new features release on a rolling basis — one at a time as they’re ready.

  • Stopover cities — add must-pass cities to your route
  • RV and campervan mode
  • Saved preferences — car, currency, and distance units remembered between sessions
  • Trip history — access previously generated guides from your account
  • Shareable guide links — share your route with travel companions
v2.0 — Budget PlanningEstimated Q4 2026
On the horizon

The next major milestone. Set a total trip budget and RouteMuse builds your guide around it.

Fuel, tolls, accommodation, and food all factor into a real cost calculation. Restaurant recommendations in budget mode factor in meal costs per person per city, matched to your dining preference. If a route genuinely cannot fit your budget, RouteMuse tells you — and suggests alternatives. A guide at this depth may require 2 credits to generate given the volume of real-time data involved.

Q4 2026 & beyondNo fixed dates
Further ahead

Longer-term ideas on the list. No promises on timing.

  • Travel resources hub — a dedicated section connecting guides to local laws, speed limits, vignette purchase links, and border information by country
  • Collaborative trip planning — build and share a route with travel companions in real time
  • Trip cost tracking — compare estimated vs actual costs after your trip
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