{"id":13423,"date":"2022-08-30T14:41:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/30\/uber-overhauls-app-safety-features-including-a-new-way-to-text-911\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T14:41:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T14:41:49","slug":"uber-overhauls-app-safety-features-including-a-new-way-to-text-911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/30\/uber-overhauls-app-safety-features-including-a-new-way-to-text-911\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber overhauls app safety features, including a new way to text 911"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/30\/23327515\/uber-safety-toolkit-911-text-adt-agent<\/a>
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Uber is overhauling its four-year-old app safety toolkit, adding a new feature for riders to contact security company ADT during rides. The company is also expanding the availability of a feature enabling customers to text 911.<\/p>\n

The safety toolkit is a section of Uber\u2019s app through which customers can contact emergency services, report a safety issue to the company, or share their location with a family member or friend. It was first rolled out in 2018<\/a> as a way to address the company\u2019s abysmal record on safety. Uber claims its rides are getting safer, and today\u2019s announcement is meant to reflect these improving conditions. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith so many safety features, it is time for an upgrade,\u201d Rebecca Payne, the company\u2019s lead safety product manager, said in a statement. <\/p>\n

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