Driving Dynamics

Carvana is an online car dealership that has disrupted the traditional car buying process by offering a convenient, streamlined, and transparent experience for customers. Founded in 2012, Carvana has quickly become a major player in the automotive industry, and has gained a loyal following of customers who appreciate its innovative approach to car buying. Here's what you need to know about Carvana: The Carvana Experience Carvana's online platform allows customers to browse and purchase cars from the comfort of their own homes. The process begins with a simple search on the Carvana website, where customers can browse through thousands of vehicles from a variety of makes and models. Each vehicle listing includes detailed information about the car, as well as high-quality photos and a 360-degree virtual tour. Once a customer has found a car they like, they can choose to have it delivered to their doorstep or pick it up from one of Carvana's vending machines. Yes, vending machi...

We recently made the decision to enhance our vehicle selling platform by introducing a new search function. This feature allows consumers to locate dealerships in their vicinity by using unique metrics extracted from their past inventory data, such as average prices and models, among others. To implement this new feature, we had to venture into front-end charting, which was a new area for us. Although our django / python backend has been dependable for various features we have developed, our team's experience with JavaScript is considerably limited. As a result, we were cautious about exploring complex JavaScript options or libraries that required significant setup efforts during our search for the ideal charting tool. Some of the alternatives we evaluated included: Recharts CanvasJS C3.js Chart.js In the end, our choice for a charting library was Chart.js, mainly because of its several key advantages. Firstly, its minimal setup cost allowed us to experiment with its features with...