India leads Uber map updates across 150 cities across globe during lockdown

Uber India's GSS team has led over 200 localisation projects. It also developed a mask verification feature in the App, which later became globally mandatory for all riders and drivers

Uber India’s Global Scaled Solutions (GSS) team based out of Hyderabad and Bengaluru has led map updates across more than 150 cities across the world, factoring in road closures, new routes and Covid containment zones during the recent lockdown.

The ride-hailing firm said the GSS team has been at the forefront of transforming novel ideas into workable solutions in a time-sensitive manner by leveraging innovative technologies. Over the past few months, the team has led more than 200 localisation projects. These include in-app messages in local languages to keep riders and drivers updated about new offerings, closure of services, various earning