Week 5 Blog: Overall

 This week, the team finalised its project direction through a ranked voting process. Tausif created and shared a Google Form containing summaries and a linked document outlining each shortlisted idea. After the votes were collected and tallied, the AI Vehicle Manager & Charging Station Planner emerged as the clear winner. The team agreed it had the best balance between innovation, technical potential, and practical relevance. The idea was then presented to Roshan for feedback, who suggested simplifying the design for the first trimester and gradually building up features. Following that meeting, the team began its research phase, identifying academic papers and related technologies. Manzil shared an E-Charge EV-planning paper that sparked discussion about data efficiency, route optimisation, and interface design improvements. Each member also began locating research materials relevant to their preferred aspects of the project to inform our upcoming Week 6 project brief.