Uber seriously consider getting its customers to teir destination qucker than they expected, it is working hard to make this comes true. Now the taxi operator is able to use a part of Bing Maps to reach this goal.
Report from TechCrunch, the company has bought from Microsoft company a data center, camera technology, patents, mapping tech and about 100 engineers to make its aim to carry out well.
There were reports previously implied that Uber company intend to build its own mapping service for its drivers and customers by supporting the popular ride-hailing app.
It is said that Uber expects to hire Google Maps elites to work on the project, and it has teamed up with Nokia’s Here Maps for the big-money acquisition teach support.
Google maps has been used into the Uber application. Considering the competition between to companies, the elites create a rival service for Uber that would help it to get rid of the reliance on a third party.
At the beginning of this week, Uber introduced the launch of UberBOAT to intercontinental travel. It transports the customers between Europe and Asia Turkey’s central Bosporus strait. For its new Bing Maps, it will help the customers shorten the traveling time.