Lyft Taps Solana’s Hivemapper for Real-Time, Crowdsourced Mapping Upgrade

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Lyft has teamed up with Bee Maps, a Solana-based project on Hivemapper, to enhance its navigation systems using real-time, crowdsourced geospatial data collected through AI-powered dash cams.

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Margaux Nijkerk

Publish date

May 14, 2025

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CoinDesk

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https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/05/14/lyft-taps-solanas-bee-maps-for-real-time-crowdsourced-mapping-upgrade

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Lyft partners with Hivemapper’s Bee Maps

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Bee Maps is an application built on top of the Hivemapper network, which is part of the growing DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks) movement, which leverages blockchain incentives to crowdsource the development of real-world infrastructure. In Bee Maps’ case, contributors earn crypto rewards for collecting street-level imagery using Hivemapper cameras. This data is processed with AI to extract important features—like road signs, lane markings, and construction zones—which are continuously updated on the platform.

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The move underscores the growing role of crowdsourced geospatial intelligence in the transportation industry.

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