Uber is rolling out an emergency button in its mobile app.
Dara
Khosrowshahi, CEO of the ride-hailing company, last month said an
emergency button that connected riders directly with police via 911
would soon be added to Uber's mobile app. That button is now
incorporated within the app so riders can quickly call police for help
in an emergency.
An
additional safety measure Khosrowshahi announced last month is also now
being tested in several cities: the Uber app's ability to automatically
send a rider's name and location to 911 dispatchers, which would come
in handy if the rider could not speak. Also transmitted: information
about the Uber vehicle itself.
USA Today, May 30, 2018
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