A mobile app that provides data to drivers of Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services with the goal of maximizing trips — and growing their paychecks — is now live in the D.C.-metro area.

Gridwise, a Pittsburgh-based startup that launched its free app at the end of 2016, made Greater Washington its first expansion market, as WTOP first reported. It began a beta test in mid-May and now it’s fully available to drivers in the region.

Gridwise aims to guide drivers toward demand, with information…