Not Google Maps or HERE Maps, Grab will use GrabMaps-Information Technology

Grab will be completely autonomous in terms of mapping mechanism with GrabMaps in the third quarter of 2022.

Grab has just announced the launch of GrabMaps. Originally developed for internal use, GrabMaps was created in response to the growing need for Grab’s more localized solutions, thereby further enhancing Grab’s services.

Currently, GrabMaps provides services and location intelligence algorithms for all Grab services in 7 out of 8 countries where Grab operates. It is expected that Grab will be completely autonomous in the map mechanism with GrabMaps in the third quarter of 2022.

Some interface screens of GrabMaps.

According to Grab, the alleys and backstreets across cities in Southeast Asia are not usually visible on regular maps, but are located every day by our driver-partners. They have invested in developing this technology into a competitive advantage to give Grab users and partners a better experience, while shortening transit times and saving costs for businesses.

From allocating rides to the driver/partner delivery, calculate estimated time of arrival, set up routes, optimize delivery costs and much more, location technology, identify locations of interest (POI) or algorithm route planning intelligence,… all play an important role in most of the core features of platforms like Grab. GrabMaps currently supports over 800 billion API calls per month from various Grab services.

Based on performance evaluation between GrabMaps and third-party map providers, GrabMaps has 4 times lower error rate and 10 times lower latency than previous maps on Grab. Internal data also shows that countries that have completely switched to GrabMaps have improved ride orders by an average of 3 percentage points, while the accuracy in estimating expected travel time in regions increased by 1 percentage point, and this number increased to 7.8 percentage points in some countries.

GrabMaps is built on the principles of mapping based on data from the community, including users, store partners and driver partners. GrabMaps solutions build on new data from millions of orders and rides made every day, along with real-time feedback from partners on blocked routes, address changes. business and other matters.

Driver partners also have the opportunity to contribute to Grab’s maps such as street images, street names, traffic signs, etc. This gives GrabMaps an advantage in accuracy, coverage and always-on updated, while still optimizing cost efficiency.

Image of street coverage in Jakarta on GrabMaps after 1 year of growth.

In addition, Grab also intends to launch application programming interfaces (APIs) and mobile software development kits (SDKs) by the end of 2022 or in 2023. It allows developers and teams Our team upgraded, designed the app, and programmed its own navigation features using GrabMaps technology, such as route setting, search, traffic identification, and navigation features.