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A comment on Lyft’s plan to take control of its maps and its future. Parent comment

Re:Lyft’s plan to take control of its maps and its future by sushid on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @02:54PM (#36128980)
What's more shocking is that they decided using 250 high paid EPD workers to not pay a Google Map licensing was the way to go.

They could have incubated at least 10 different products during this critical time.

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Re:Lyft’s plan to take control of its maps and its future by twelve40 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:30PM (#36129436)
it's not about not paying Google Map licensing. There are, as mentioned, geo features like pickup ETA, trip ETA and cost, drop-off location photos and features that Google doesn't provide at all.
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Re:Lyft’s plan to take control of its maps and its future by lowbloodsugar on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:02PM (#36129113)
Given that Lyft's only rival, Uber, is partnering with Google's Waymo, seems like a prescient move to get out from Google's thumb.
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