Uber picked up some of Bing’s mapping tech and employees
It turns out that Uber’s desire for mapping tech didn’t really stop with Nokia’s Here maps. The ride-sharing platform just picked up a portion of Microsoft’s Bing maps technologies and about 100 of Redmond’s employees as TechCrunch tells it. The way that TC describes the deal, the employees that Uber is absorbing were responsible for putting image data into the search engine (aerial, 3D and street footage, apparently) and the folks’ll likely be doing the same task at their new employer. What’s that mean for you? Well, that the map display in Uber’s app is probably going to get a bit more detailed now, hopefully making it easier for your driver to figure out exactly where you are. Nah, they’ll still likely drive around in circles while you watch in frustration.
Filed under: Transportation, Wireless, Software, Mobile, Microsoft
Source: TechCrunch
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