“Check your ride.”– That’s what Uber wants users to do, every time they start a trip with the ridesharing app.
This new initiative comes weeks after the murder of a University of South Carolina student. Samantha Josephson thought she got in an Uber, it wasn’t. Police say the man inside killed her.
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To improve safety, Uber is rolling out a new “Check your Ride” reminder.
It gives riders a checklist to make sure the car they are about to get into matches the description of the driver on their app.
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The feature also lets riders give law enforcement their real-time location through the Uber app if they are in an emergency situation.
