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With several New Year’s Eve celebrations under our belts, we’ve noticed a few things about the way the world moves. Check out our infographic of how people celebrate in similar ways no matter what city they're in.

The Uber model is quite simple, ‘push a button, get a ride.’ So simple, in fact, that it has spawned similar businesses across the world. The ‘Uber’ of food delivery, the ‘Uber’ of laundry, the ‘Uber’ of logistics, the ‘Uber’ of the Middle east… and the list goes on. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, after all, but we like to think that nothing is really as good as the original, and this is why we are summing up what being ‘Uber’ means to us.

At Uber, technology is a core piece of how we improve safety in transportation. We’re proud to announce today that SafetyNet –– an expansion of the “ShareMyETA” feature that lets riders share trip details with loved ones in two taps –– is now available to riders across the United States and in select markets internationally.