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Time Lapse of a Traveling Car on an Empty Road (Coast, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Road Coast, California, United States 2019
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A 5-second time-lapse shot from 2019 captures a lone car traveling along an empty road on the Central Coast of California. The minimalist scene evokes a sense of solitude and motion, with the open road stretching into the distance.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Travel editors, documentary teams, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts can use this 4K Central Coast California driving time-lapse for open-road movement through dry hills.
Edit role
Use it as a short transition, travel beat, route insert, or opener that moves a sequence from destination context into a road journey without crowds or urban traffic.
Visual details
The frames show an empty two-lane road seen over a vehicle hood, yellow center lines, white shoulders, dry hills, scrub, rock faces, guardrail sections, blue sky, hard sun, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The camera appears mounted inside or on the front of a moving vehicle, with the windshield edge and hood in the foreground, the road in the midground, and rolling hills and sky held on the horizon.

Tags

carroadskysunstreettimelapsetravelingemptyobjectscentral COAST californialove4kstunningcameraprettycutebeautifulinspiration

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
79 MB
Location
Coast, California, United States
Year filmed
2019
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Opening frame of a Central Coast California two-lane road stretching through dry hills under a clear blue sky, with the vehicle hood visible and no visible people.
The first moment sets up the empty rural road and forward vehicle perspective. (0:00)
A later frame shows the road continuing straight across low Central Coast California hills, with brush along both shoulders and no visible people.
This frame keeps the route clean and uncluttered for an open-road travel beat. (0:01)
The vehicle rounds a bend on a Central Coast California road bordered by a dark hillside on the right and sunlit hills ahead, with no visible people.
The bend adds variation for a transition or route-progress insert. (0:02)
A Central Coast California road curves left past a metal guardrail, dry slopes, and rocky hills, with the vehicle hood at the bottom and no visible people.
This moment gives the clip a more mountainous roadside profile with guardrail detail. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.