Vehicle AI

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Project Structure
• Dependencies
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

Vehicle AI is a web app that uses Generative AI to identify any vehicle. Utilizing Google's Gemini model, it can detect a vehicle's make, model, color, and year from an image.

Features

• Image upload through file selection or drag-and-drop.
• AI-based identification of vehicle make, model, color, and year.
• Display of car manufacturer logo (when available).
• User-friendly interface with animations.
• Responsive design.

Installation

To get started with Vehicle AI, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/detalhe/vehicle-ai.git
   cd vehicle-ai

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add your Google Gemini API key:

   GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key
   

   To get an API key, visit ai.google.dev and follow the instructions to create a project and generate a key.

4. Run the application:

   npm start

5. Deploy on Vercel (Optional): Ensure you have the vercel.json configuration file in place and deploy using Vercel CLI:

   vercel

Usage

1. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.
2. Upload an image of a vehicle.
3. Wait for the AI to analyze the image and display the vehicle information.

Project Structure

vehicle-ai/
├── node_modules/
├── public/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── index.css
│   ├── img/
│   │   ├── favicon.ico
│   │   ├── default.jpg
│   │   └── preview.jpg
│   └── js/
│       └── script.js
├── views/
│   └── index.ejs
├── .env
├── index.js
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
└── vercel.json

• public/: Contains static assets such as CSS, images, and JavaScript files.
• views/: Contains EJS templates for rendering HTML.
• index.js: Main server file.
• vercel.json: Configuration for deploying on Vercel.

Dependencies

The project relies on the following npm packages:

• @google/generative-ai: ^0.12.0
• axios: ^1.7.2
• dotenv: ^16.4.5
• ejs: ^3.1.10
• express: ^4.19.2
• multer: ^1.4.5-lts.1
• uuid: ^9.0.1

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! :)

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Dan Nelson for the car-makes-icons repository, which provides the car manufacturer logos used in this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.