Los Angeles has temporarily suspended Uber’s permit to offer dockless scooters for rent, amid a deepening disagreement over the city’s data-collection efforts
By James Rundle Oct. 30, 2019 5:58 pm ET Los Angeles has temporarily suspended Uber Technologies Inc. ’s permit to offer dockless scooters for rent, amid a deepening disagreement over the city’s data-collection efforts.
The MDS is essentially a series of communication protocols between scooter companies and the city, allowing them to exchange data. Los Angeles wants to track scooters’ use and location in real time, saying that will allow the city to prevent them from being dumped en masse in popular areas, to monitor whether scooter companies are following circulation caps, and to assist with city planning.
City officials say that the data is anonymized to strip it of identifiable information and that they are only concerned with the equipment being tracked. “Because so many other cities are adopting the L.A. data standards, whatever happens will have a ripple effect: either it’ll embolden other cities or have a chilling effect,” she said.
This week’s conflict is the latest in a widening battle between Uber and city officials over the MDS. The parties had attempted to negotiate a compromise in a phone call last week but talks deteriorated.
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