On-demand transport company Lyft has filed a patent to make locating a driver or rider easier. The company, which is based in San Francisco, said it was working with the ride-hailing giant Uber on its new app, called “Find My Uber.” The company would use its own historical data of pick-up and drop-off locations, congestion, parking restrictions and unsafe areas, to create a map of suitable pick-up locations, while AR could pinpoint a rider and driver's exact location in relation to one another.
On-demand transport company Lyft has filed a patent to make locating a driver or rider easier. The system would help drivers find a good place to pick up a customer, while augmented reality (AR) would help drivers identify the customer's location. The company would use its own historical data of pick-up and drop-off locations, congestion, parking restrictions and unsafe areas, to create a map of suitable pick-up locations, while AR could pinpoint a rider and driver's exact location in relation to one another.