2021-02-21
Who gets to draw the map of the world? From @Cormundo, an expert look at the growing influence of Apple, Amazon, Tesla and other corporations on the historically volunteer-driven @openstreetmap. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
As Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Uber, Amazon, and others play larger roles in OpenStreetMap, hobbyists fear private sector will overshadow their work
Corey Dickinson / Bloomberg : Tweets: @citylab , @johnjcz , @wongmjane , @mslaurabliss , @kmanaugh , @citylab , @citylab , @citylab , and @citylab Tweets: Bloomberg CityLab / @cit...
2019-08-06
Uber and Lyft have long been challenged by claims that they're making traffic worse. In a new analysis, exclusive to @CityLab, the ride-hailing companies respond with data that indicates that it's true. But they also point the finger at private cars. https://www.citylab.com/...
CityLab
Uber and Lyft publish research from 6 US cities, excluding NYC, that finds their cars cause less congestion than personal vehicles but impact core areas heavily
and half of the time, they're not even carrying passengers. https://www.citylab.com/... Jeff Bercovici / @jeffbercovici : Congratulations to Uber and Lyft for dropping this terribl...