When we began piloting Women Preferences in a few cities this summer, the goal was simple: give women more choice in how they ride and drive. Since then, many riders and drivers have told us it gives them more comfort and confidence on every trip. 

Now, we’re bringing that choice to 26 more cities, and expanding it to teen riders for the first time. Here’s how it works for riders and drivers:

 

For Riders

Women riders have three ways to choose trips with women drivers:

  • Request on-demand: When requesting a trip on demand, women riders will see an option called Women Drivers. If the wait time is longer than anticipated, they can always opt for another ride with a faster pickup. 
  • Reserve in advance: For more planning and certainty, women riders can use Reserve to pre-book trips with women drivers.
  • Set a preference: Women riders can set a preference for a woman driver in their app settings. While it’s not guaranteed, turning on the Women Preference increases your chances of being matched with a woman driver.

 

For Drivers

Women drivers can simply toggle on the “Women Rider Preference” in their app settings to start receiving trip requests from women riders.

This offers women drivers new ways to earn on their terms with flexibility and confidence. If they want to receive trip requests from all riders, they can turn the preference off at any time. 

We’ll also be making the preference available to women drivers nationwide soon. We believe this is an important step in bringing more women onto the Uber platform to earn on their terms and support existing women drivers as we look to expand women-only options for riders nationwide. 

 

Now Available for Teen Accounts

Since launching teen accounts more than two years ago, we’ve been meeting with parents to gather real-world feedback from users. One of their top requests was the ability to request a woman driver for their teen. 

Now, in cities where Teen accounts and Women Preferences are available, teens will be able to request women drivers too. And whena guardian requests a ride for their teen, they’ll also see the option to request a woman driver or reserve a ride in with a woman in advance.

 

Since launching in Saudi Arabia in 2019, following a change in the laws there allowing women to drive, we’ve been listening to women riders and drivers around the world. We’ve heard their feedback, and we’re building features to better serve them. We are excited to expand Women Preferences to more than two dozen cities, and look forward to launching across the country soon.