City planners do not neccessarily know the best bus routes. They know which busses are used more frequently, and if they have unified fare systems using tap on/tap off cards, they know which trips are most often taken by bus.
What they do not know is where new bus services might be useful. If Uber was able to show that there is a demand for transport between X and Y not currently served by busses (e.g.: late night riders are there but the busses aren't, or there isn't even a bus that services route between A and B).
Services like taxis and Uber would be invaluable for planning mass transit systems.
What they do not know is where new bus services might be useful. If Uber was able to show that there is a demand for transport between X and Y not currently served by busses (e.g.: late night riders are there but the busses aren't, or there isn't even a bus that services route between A and B).
Services like taxis and Uber would be invaluable for planning mass transit systems.