Uber Adds a Tool Showing Traffic Patterns in Cities
Vehicular traffic moves slowly in Manila, Philippines on Friday, November 4, 2016. According to the World Health Organization Global Platform on Air Quality & Health, the Philippines' annual pollution level averages to 22 micrograms of particles per cubic meter of air (µg/m3), 2.2 times higher than the WHO guideline of 10 µg/m3. The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the Government of Norway, launched the BreathLife campaign which aims to to raise awareness about the health risks of short-lived climate pollutants, which contribute significantly to global warming and air pollution.
Photographer: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesUber Technologies Inc. is hoping to win brownie points with some cities by opening up a small sample of its ridership data. The San Francisco ride-hailing company introduced a traffic dashboard called Uber Movement, saying the tool is designed to help city leaders, urban planners and civic communities.
The project is rolling out with traffic information curated by Uber's data whizzes for three cities: Manila, Sydney and Washington. The company hopes it will cover dozens of cities by mid-February.