Uber has granted Transport for London access to the wealth of data it holds on the capital’s transport networks in a move that it hopes will curry favour with the regulator.

It is the latest conciliatory step the $80bn (£57bn) app has taken since it was stripped of its London licence six months ago following a string of alleged safety failings.

Uber said the data, which covers 50,000 drivers in the capital, could be used to help urban planning as London groans under the weight of the growing congestion blamed on internet shopping delivery vans, taxi apps and bicycle lanes.

Since being stripped of its licence in September and ousting its founder Travis Kalanick in the summer, Uber has launched a series of bids to clean up its act, including capping drivers’ working hours and cracking down on drivers using the app in cities where they are not licensed.

Uber’s app tracks millions of journeys via smartphone GPS sensors, which the company says gives it a unique perspective on driving patterns in cities.