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I didn’t know they did their own navigation, I assumed they would use one of the map services
by zaphirplane 6y ago
I didn’t know they did their own navigation, I assumed they would use one of the map services
- graeme 6y agoThose services charge corporate users. If uber develops nothing homegrown then it is subject to the whims of the major map services, mostly google. Most drivers use a 3rd party app in practice but uber probably needs to run mapping to avoid a source of weakness/cost. (Could be totally wrong about incentive structure)
- sverhagen 6y agoI thought between Google, VLS, Tom Tom, and I can't imagine that I just coughed up a complete list, there'd be enough competition to just procure this function competitively. I assumed it was more the Not Invented Here syndrome of a VC funded company who (until recently) had little of a cap on their Engineering spend.