Uber relies heavily on Google’s extensive maps, but it appears that the ride share company is getting ready to stand on their own. According to The Financial Times, it is planning to invest half a billion dollars into creating its own worldwide maps, a crucial step towards using autonomous cars.
This will allow the company to create their own detailed maps
The Financial Times reported that the company is looking to "pour $500m into an ambitious global mapping project," which would allow the company to create their own detailed maps. According to Brian McClendon, relying entirely on existing maps has been "a good starting point," but which don’t provide the granular level of detail that the company could use, such as traffic patterns,...
