Uber to launch program that lets female riders and drivers in the US avoid being paired with men
In the United States, Uber is starting a new service that will let female drivers and passengers select to exclusively be connected with other women.
The ride-hailing businessdeclared on Wednesday that Women Preferences, a new feature, will provide women using Uber greater flexibility, choice, and confidence. In the next weeks, the pilot program will launch in Detroit, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
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According to Camiel Irving, Uber’s Vice President of Operations for the United States and Canada, “since most drivers are men, we’ve worked to ensure this feature was truly usable in different places around the world.” “We adapted the feature to actual rider and driver habits by testing, listening, and improving it in markets like Germany and France. We are therefore able to introduce more dependable features that give female riders several options for matching with female drivers, which is a first for the industry.
According to Uber, users will be able to request a female driver using the app when making a trip request. They can still choose another trip with a quicker pickup, though, if the wait time to connect them to a driver is longer than expected. According to Uber, enabling the women’s choice increases your chances of finding a female driver but does not ensure that you will be paired with one.
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Women drivers will soon be able to request journeys that only include female passengers, even during rush hours. All riders will still be able to send them trip requests, and they can choose to enable or disable this feature at any moment within the app.
“Across the US, women riders and drivers have told us they want the option to be matched with other women on trips,” Irving stated. “We ve heard them and now we re introducing new ways to give them even more control over how they ride and drive.”
