Uber has introduced SafetyNet a feature the company said makes its “Share my ETA” feature just a one-step process, so riders can quickly and easily share their ETA. With SafetyNet, Uber 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.
“Transparency is one important way that Uber’s technology improves safety in transportation,” the company said. “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 said it believes that safe and reliable transportation should be accessible to everyone.
It said “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 feature usable by virtually all riders on the platform, regardless of any limitations on their phone plan.
