Soon Uber vehicles may be seen around the city fitted with high-tech mapping technology on top of the car.
Similar to how Google mapped cities, a camera will be fitted atop the vehicle.
Uber South Africa told Fin24 that driver-partners have to opt in to the programme to have the mapping equipment.
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Uber will then be able to collect important data on every trip in Johannesburg as part of ongoing efforts to improve mapping technology and features.
Information captured will track the best routes for riders and drivers.
In addition, riders will have the option of cancelling the trip should they not be willing to be a part of the programme.
Riders will be informed in-app or via text message that their ride has the mapping device on it.
Uber said that mapping of cities around the world is core to its business, while Cape Town was the first city recently to be mapped by Uber.
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