Drive & Listen

Drive & Listen pairs prerecorded city drives with local radio so a browser can feel briefly like the back seat of a stranger’s commute. Choose from a very long city list, settle in for the moving scenery, and remember that the videos are not live even when a radio stream may be.

What is Drive & Listen?

Drive & Listen turns a simple itch into a surprisingly specific ritual: pick a city, watch a drive roll by, and tune the browser toward local radio. The homepage names more than 100 places, from Tokyo and Istanbul to Paris, London, and New York City, so the useful choice is not “where should I travel?” but “whose traffic would I like to borrow for a few minutes?” The service’s own FAQ says the driving footage is prerecorded, while many destinations pair it with live radio. It also documents controls for car speed and street noise, which help the experience land closer to a ride-along than a tourism reel. Independent reporting identifies Turkish creator Erkam Şeker and describes the early footage as sourced from driving videos before contributors began sending routes. The route is not yours to steer; that constraint is precisely why it works as a calm passenger-seat break.

What you can do there

• Choose a city
• Watch a prerecorded drive
• Listen to local radio
• Adjust car speed or street noise

Why we picked it

This is a tiny idea with a complete atmosphere. The city picker is huge, the destination is clearly not a live tour, and the radio-plus-road-noise premise gives the page a practical mood that maps and travel guides rarely provide. It invites wandering without pretending to replace travel.

How to get the most from it

Pick a city that matches your mood, let the drive run for a few minutes, and use local radio as the anchor. If the page offers speed or street-noise controls, adjust them slowly rather than treating it like a video player. Expect a passenger view, not navigation.

Good to know

The official FAQ says the driving videos are prerecorded, though many locations use live local radio, and that the service is free. There is no planned mobile app. This pass did not test a route, stream, controls, ads, privacy notices, or whether every listed city currently plays.

Who made it, and when?

Erkam Şeker is the credited creator or organization. The earliest supported launch date we found is April 22, 2020.