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REFRESHING THE TRAVEL-TIME MAP BEHIND LYFT'S MARKETPLACE: REBUILDING NEIGHBORHOOD REACHABILITY SIGNALS

eng.lyft.com12 min read

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Lyft rebuilt its outdated neighborhood travel-time dataset with more accurate ETAs, better coverage, drivable-location filtering, and self-service fields, improving how pricing and driver heatmaps understand nearby supply. It will now refresh every six months, with time-aware ETAs planned to reflect changing traffic throughout the week.