In the aftermath of the Transport for London’s finding that Uber is not “fit and proper” to operate as a taxi service, the company has announced several changes to its business model, including a move that will provide anonymized data of its operations, Reuters reports. While Uber is appealing the finding, it has also introduced a 24/7 telephone support line and began proactively reporting serious incidents to the police. Fred Jones, Uber’s head of U.K. cities, said the company is also responding to feedback that access to aggregated ride data would be helpful for city planning, adding “ … we want to be a better partner to city planners and regulators, so we hope this data will help give them valuable insights for the future.” 
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