Uber and Lyft have entered into a "memorandum of understanding" with the state Department of Transportation, "concerning the transportation network company's submission of data collected from prearranged rides." However, any data submitted to the Department of Transportation is deemed confidential and will not be disclosed to a third party without the prior written consent of Uber or Lyft. Therefore, the data is not accessible through the state's Open Public Record Act (OPRA), and the state only may use the data to better understand traffic patterns to aid in designing better roads with less traffic