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"However, they still do not get the kind of data Google can get from their Maps and Waze (It's interesting to note that Lyft and Waze partnered) to enable their
by jbhatab 10y ago
"However, they still do not get the kind of data Google can get from their Maps and Waze (It's interesting to note that Lyft and Waze partnered) to enable their AI researchers."
Google is invested in uber, why would they not supply them the data they needed?
- paulsutter 10y agoUber is afraid of Google. That's why the maps in Uber's driver app can't plan a route according to traffic, they don't use google maps.
- tedmiston 10y agoUber is already integrated into Google Maps from the consumer side. From the VC side, Google Ventures invested ~$250M in Uber a few years ago. How is it they're afraid of Google?
- ams6110 10y agoGoogle has the map data. Google are working on autonomous vehicles. When they get the latter, what is the need for Uber? The $250M would be an irrelevant sunk cost at that point.
- zorpner 10y agoBecause Google routinely undermines their partners through internal productizing (see e.g. Flintstone/OnHub), and Google has a large self-driving car program. There's a clear path from there to a Google(/Alphabet)-owned ride provider regardless of investment in Uber.
- jorts 10y agoUber is building out their own map system so that they are no longer dependent upon a third party. It's already in production on a limited basis. Isn't Google Ventures pretty isolated from Google?
- meddlepal 10y agoUber bought Bing Maps for $1.
- vadym909 10y agoyou mean $1B surely?
- meddlepal 10y agoNo. I can't name a source though. Basically Microsoft was hemmoraghing money on this unit and Uber took a chunk of staff, the tech, AND the operating expenses.
- emcq 10y ago$1 doesn't make any sense. Perhaps you're leaving out some form of equity swap. Bankrupt companies get purchased all the time for millions of dollars and I can't imagine Microsoft's business team would allow such a shitty deal.
- Elepsis 10y agoThis just isn't true in any way. Uber once upon a time was a bidder on Here Maps, which provided most of Bing's mapping data, but they lost to a consortium of German car makers (BMW, Daimler, Audi): http://www.wsj.com/articles/bmw-daimler-audi-agree-to-buy-nokias-here-maps-business-1438580698 http://www.wsj.com/articles/bmw-daimler-audi-agree-to-buy-no...