CHICAGO (WLS) — The rideshare service Uber is rolling out a new safety feature for women, and the ABC7 I-Team is finding out that it starts in Chicago on Wednesday.
It is called “women drivers,” a new option for adult women riders to choose when getting an Uber ride. It is already being used in some cities, but the I-Team just learned that it is debuting in Chicago and 25 other cities on Wednesday, and it is the largest rollout yet.
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Here is how it works: Women can reserve and pre-book trips with women drivers for that extra sense of security by hitting the “woman driver” option.
There is also a second option. Women riders can say it is their preference to get a woman driver in their app settings, but that second option does not guarantee a woman driver will match.
“This is something that gives women more confidence control and more choice,” said Uber Head of Product Communications Brooke Anderson. “It’s a feature woman have been asking for. The idea is not form uber it was from the women who use our platform. They told us having the choice to be matched with another woman would be beneficial.”
This is also something benefiting female drivers. Uber says women drivers can also set the same preferences by choosing the women rider preference, so they only have women riders.
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