Introducing our SafetyNet Feature
Written byWe are committed to the safety of everyone using Uber.
Our commitment to safety means we’re always working to make riding with Uber a safe and dependable way to get around. As part of that commitment, we are always looking for ways to improve our safety technologies and processes.
We are pleased to to offer the new SafetyNet feature to riders. SafetyNet makes the “Share my ETA” feature just a one-step process, so riders can quickly and easily share their ETA.
With SafetyNet, riders can pre-select up to five contacts to receive information about their trip, including their location on a map, as well as the first name and vehicle information of the driver-partner bringing them to their destination.
SafetyNet is designed to enhance the most important part of any trip for riders and drivers: Safety.
Transparency is one important way that Uber’s technology improves safety in transportation. By keeping driver-partners, riders and their loved ones informed of where they are and who they are with, the anonymity is taken out of a trip.
Uber believes that safe and reliable transportation should be accessible to everyone. “Share My ETA” would allow riders to send a link via SMS to a GPS-enabled map that shows their trip to a selected contact. But now, with SafetyNet, riders don’t need to rely on text messaging to utilize this technology. Uber sends the link from the server, which makes the the feature usable by virtually all riders on the platform, regardless of any limitations on their phone plan.
How does SafetyNet work?
1. Select and add emergency contacts’
2. Select contacts from your phone
3. Tap ‘Send status to contacts’
4. Pre-selected contacts will already be highlighted. Tap ‘Send’
