Explore Your Activity on Uber With R: How to Analyze and Visualize Your Personal Data History

Find out how you consume the Uber App using a copy of your data.

Saúl Buentello
The Startup

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Dashboard to view my Uber activity history. The link at the end of the article.

Perhaps, dear reader, you are too young to remember that before, the only way to request a particular transport service such as a taxi was to raise a hand to make a signal to an available driver, who upon seeing you would stop if he was not busy to transport you to your destination, not without first asking how far you go, to assess whether or not to take the task. And without stars with which to let the driver know your satisfaction as a passenger with the trip.

Just seven years ago, at least in Mexico before Uber’s arrival, that’s how things were. The arrival of the most famous Mobility-as-a-service App in the world changed many of our habits, opening the market, and great opportunities for many.

Rarely do we stop for a moment to analyze our consumption habits and answer questions such as How much have I spent? What places do I go to on Uber are the most frequent? With the distance traveled until today, could I have reached China? Uber, like many other applications, offers you the possibility of requesting a copy of your data, which includes the complete history of your trips. We will take advantage of this to analyze and…

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Saúl Buentello
The Startup

#G3ekArmy, Web Developer & Data Enthusiast. Coordinador académico & Instructor. #KotlinCDMX Organizer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sbuentello/