Soon, Uber will have a bit of help in that effort from a man who played a key role at Google. At Uber, he will work to build out the software and infrastructure that are the foundation of the company’s ride-hailing services. Singhal will report to Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick and lead the company’s mapping division and a unit that runs the dispatching, marketing and pricing of Uber cars. And David Drummond, a top Google executive, left his position on the Uber board of directors last year. When Singhal left his position as Google’s head of search in February last year, he said he planned to focus on philanthropy.

Source: Taipei Times January 22, 2017 16:03 UTC