https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-mapping/uber-drives-middle-east-mapping-push-ahead-of-ipo-source-idUSKCN1R6213

Uber Technologies Inc is six months into a major mapping project that fills holes in its coverage of Middle Eastern cities ahead of a possible takeover of regional rival Careem Networks and this year's hotly anticipated initial public offering, according to a source with knowledge of the project.