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 · Ride-hailing app Uber has launched a women-only feature that will give female drivers the option to select a preference to pick up passengers of the same sex. "We have already doubled the number of women in our active driver base, and launching the 'Women Preferred View' feature is another positive move towards paving the way for more women to .  · If the new women-only rideshare service, Chariot for Women, launches as advertised, drivers will never have to interact with the men’s lacrosse team, as I did while driving for Uber and Lyft for Author: Susan Zalkind.  · Both female passengers and drivers for popular ride-sharing apps Uber and Lyft have reported being sexually harassed or even sexually assaulted. But now, a new way of doing ride shares that takes women’s safety seriously is here. Safr, a ride-share app based in Boston, is a brand new service that has women’s needs at the forefront of the company. The need for .

Driving change for women’s safety. Sexual assault and gender-based violence don’t belong anywhere in our communities. Which is why Uber is committed to help stop incidents before they happen—by partnering with and learning from women's safety groups, building tools and policies, promoting awareness, and empowering our community of users. It’s simply not possible to provide a similar experience to regular Uber, but with female drivers. The problem is that female riders are about half the riders but female drivers are a much smaller group, maybe 10%. So a woman who requests a female driver has to tap in a much smaller pool of drivers which makes her waiting time skyrocket. The Option To Request Female Drivers Isn’t The Solution To Uber’s Sexual Assault Issues Madeline Buxton May 2, , AM Photographed by Erin Yamagata. A brief hiatus from bad Uber news ended.

In light of AB5, a new California law that will require Uber to classify its drivers as employees, The Washington Post has uncovered a long history of the rideshare company referring to drivers instead as independent, third-party transporta. An in-depth report from the New York Times reveals some of the ways Uber is using behavioral science to influence its drivers. Some highlights: “To keep drivers on the road, the company has exploited some people’s tendency to set earnings g. Transportation options have never been quite as diverse as they are in today’s fast-moving world. One relatively recent addition to the scene is Uber, which connects drivers and riders for convenient mobility. The Uber ridesharing service h.