Uber Throws Big Cities a Bone with Its Movement Product

To say that major cities across North America have mixed feelings on Uber Technologies Inc. is an understatement.

Uber has totally disrupted the entire taxicab industry and market across major cities in Canada and the United States, leading to new legislation from municipalities, all-out bans of Uber drivers and the forced regulation of Uber itself in some regions.

But despite all that, the San Francisco-based online transportation network has created a new product to actually help cities better manage their traffic data.

It’s called Uber Movement, a Web site that uses data collected by the company through its GPS tracking system – and Uber wants to give this data to urban planners for free, hoping it will enable them to make more informed decisions about the cities they serve.

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Paolo Del Nibletto – IT Business – January 27, 2017.