Route4Me AI Chat – Using Prompts, Voice Input, Attachments, And History
Route4Me AI Chat enables users to interact with the platform through conversational prompts, providing faster access to route insights, operational data, and planning support. It reduces friction in everyday workflows by delivering answers and analysis directly within the interface, allowing users to review routes, explore performance data, and address operational questions in real time. It can also check routes against your account’s rules – like shift limits and required breaks – and prepare configuration changes, such as updated route settings, for you to review and apply. Learn more about the AI Chat panel in this guide.
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AI Chat Overview – Open And Use Route4Me AI Chat Panel
To open the AI Chat panel, click on the Stars Icon in the top-right corner. Then, from the open Panel, you can:
- Drag the Panel to expand its width.
- Click on suggested prompts to start a conversation quickly.
- Enter a new prompt in the message field to start a new interaction.
- View and reopen previous conversations from your chat history.
- Click the “New Chat” button to clear a chat.
NOTE: A chat session stays open as you move between pages, so switching, for example, from the Routes List to the Route Editor won’t lose your conversation. To see suggestions tailored to the new page, start a New Chat.
AI Chat Capabilities – Access Data, Flag Risks, And Apply Changes
AI Chat does more than answer questions. It can pull live account data, flag issues before they become problems, and prepare changes for you to apply. Here’s what to expect:
Live data access
AI Chat queries your account in real time - from routes and destinations to orders, customers, and vehicles - and returns tables with direct links to the records involved.
Risk and policy checks
AI Chat flags routes that look delayed or at risk - an early dispatch, a stalled route - checks them against your account's rules, like shift limits and required breaks, and recommends a fix.
One-click configuration changes
AI Chat can prepare a configuration change - for example, to route settings, a planning scenario, or an optimization profile - for you to review and apply in one click, with the option to undo.
Image and proof-of-delivery review
AI Chat can read text in a photo you attach - a shipping label, a proof-of-delivery shot - describe what it shows, and annotate it, like circling damage or highlighting a package.
Submit Prompts To AI Chat – Execute AI Requests And Commands
Use Suggested Prompts – Start Conversations With Prebuilt AI Queries
When the AI Chat panel opens, you will see suggested prompts for quickly starting common tasks. Selecting a prompt runs a predefined request and immediately starts a conversation with the AI Chat system.
Suggested prompts change based on the page you’re on. On the Routes List, for example, you’ll see options like “Show the last 10 routes” or “Show routes that look delayed or at risk.” NOTE: Route4Me regularly adds new page-specific suggestions.
Suggested prompts are useful when exploring a new workflow or when you are unsure how to phrase a request. They provide quick access to insights such as route analytics and common operational questions without starting from scratch.
Create A New Prompt – Submit Custom AI Requests In Chat
Use the message field at the bottom of the AI Chat panel to enter and submit a custom prompt.
This option is best when you want more control over the request than a suggested prompt provides. You can tailor the prompt to your specific situation and ask more detailed or targeted questions.
NOTE: The quality of the response will depend on how clearly the prompt is written. Providing relevant context and specific instructions will generally produce more accurate and useful results.
Reuse Previous Conversations – Access AI Chat History and Past Prompts
Click the chat history icon at the top of the AI Chat panel to view past conversations and reopen previous chats. This allows you to continue an earlier discussion without starting a new prompt from scratch.
This is useful when refining a request over time, comparing results, or returning to a previous workflow. It helps maintain context so you don’t need to repeat earlier prompts or re-enter the same information.
Use Voice Input – Dictate AI Prompts Using Microphone
Click the Microphone Icon to dictate a prompt instead of typing it. Your speech will be converted into text in the message field before being submitted.
Voice input is useful when entering longer prompts or when typing is less convenient, such as when reviewing routes or working across multiple screens. It allows you to quickly turn spoken instructions or questions into a ready-to-submit prompt.
NOTE: To use this feature, you must allow microphone access in your browser when prompted.
Add Attachments To Prompts – Upload Files to Provide AI Context
Use the Paperclip Icon to attach files to your prompt before sending it. Attachments give AI Chat more context for your question, for example, a shipping label, a proof-of-delivery photo, or a CSV of addresses.
It can then read the label, describe the delivery condition, point out visible damage, or geocode the addresses for route planning.
Role-Based Use Cases – Example Prompts For Dispatchers, Analysts, And Leadership
Below, you’ll find common use cases and example prompts organized by role. Try them as written, or adapt them to fit your own account.
Morning triage
“Show routes that look delayed or at risk right now.”
Find unassigned routes
“Which routes for today still have no driver or vehicle assigned?”
Answer a live ETA question
“What is the ETA for stop 14 on route X? The customer is calling.”
Check proof of delivery
“Show the proof-of-delivery photo for stop 22 and tell me if the package looks damaged.”
Locate an order
“Find the pending order for customer Y and tell me which route and stop it's on.”
Adjust planning settings on the fly
“Add a 30-minute automatic break after 4 hours to my route planning settings.”
Spot planning accuracy gaps
“Compare planned vs. actual service time per stop across last week's routes - where do we consistently underestimate?”
Catch planning errors
“Find routes with anomalous planned durations that indicate planning errors.”
Clean up duplicates
“Identify duplicate routes or duplicate destinations in the account.”
Rank driver performance
“Rank drivers by on-time percentage and average service time per stop this month.”
Model cost impact
“Estimate the cost impact of splitting all 90+ stop routes into two shifts.”
Test optimization changes
“Build an optimization profile with a 10–15% travel slowdown for urban corridors and show me the before/after ETAs.”
Run a compliance gate
“Which planned routes violate our 8-hour shift policy or lack scheduled breaks?”
Get a weekly rollup
“Summarize this week's route activity: created, dispatched, completed, at-risk - by facility.”
Check workload balance
“Are we balanced across drivers? Show routes over 10 hours and under 4 hours planned duration side by side.”
Standardize a new rule
“Roll out a new business rule: mandatory 30-minute break after 4 hours plus max 8-hour shift - prepare the optimization profile change for review.”
Approve tomorrow's plans
“Before I approve tomorrow's plans, flag anything that violates policy, is unassigned, or has unrealistic durations.”
Estimate overtime exposure
“Estimate overtime exposure this week from routes exceeding shift limits.”
Get a daily snapshot
“Give me a plain-English summary of operations today: how many routes, stops, on time or not, problems.”
Surface top risks
“What are the top 3 operational risks in my account right now?”
Track service trends
“Are my customers being served on time? Show the on-time trend for the last 30 days.”
Plan for growth
“If I add one more driver, what does the workload per route look like?”
Prep for a customer dispute
“Show me proof-of-delivery coverage - can I defend a customer dispute with photos?”
Get a plain-language explanation
“Explain this route's plan to me like I'm not a logistics person.”
Fill in a planning form
“Set up today's route: start 8 AM from the Tampa depot, max 8 hours, auto 30-minute break after 4 hours - fill in the planning form for me.”
Prep a batch of addresses
“Geocode this list of 40 new addresses and prepare them for route planning.”
Compare planning variants
“Generate three planning variants for the same stop list - shortest distance, balanced workload, tightest time windows - so I can compare totals.”
Build a recurring scenario
“Build a recurring strategic scenario: Monday–Friday, 5 drivers, 2 depots, capacity limits per vehicle.”
Plan for a new client
“We just signed a client with 200 weekly deliveries - draft the planning scenario and tell me how many drivers it needs.”
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