Movement is a new platform launched by the Uber company based on traffic data recorded from its own cars that make trips all over the world. Movement is a platform very similar to that of Waze, but only based on the fact that it displays real-time traffic information and records patterns that appear over time.
Unlike Waze, Movement is a closed platform, for now, and is mainly dedicated to professionals working to improve traffic in cities. Using information from over 2 billion rides made by Uber cars, the Movement platform displays information on traffic trends in the cities where the company operates.
In this idea, Movement can tell those interested when there will be traffic congestion in certain cities or areas of cities. Considering that Movement is dedicated to professionals who work to improve urban traffic, and not only, based on this data they can decide how to modify the traffic flows on the streets, how to organize the programs of public transport and much more.
Movement – Uber launches a Waze competitor
The information from the Movement platform has been recorded for years by the Uber company, but now they have thought that the data can also be used for the benefit of the public. The data recorded in Movement does not make a direct connection between the people who make rides with Uber cars and the traffic trends, so the user data is theoretically safe.
As you can see in the video clip below, the Movement platform has a very complex interface that allows analyzing data according to various parameters. Because we are also talking about large amounts of data offered through the Movement platform, those who use it can obtain a variety of extremely useful information regarding the evolution of traffic in cities.
Uber's Movement platform is currently offered with restricted access to those who request it, so not everyone will be able to see the information for now. It is not known if Movement will ever be offered publicly, so it remains to be seen what Uber's plans will be for the future.
