Revamped Uber app adds transit options, passenger safety features


  • TECH
  • Friday, 27 Sep 2019

Uber executives demonstrating a new safety feature during an Uber products launch in San Francisco, California. Uber said it improved a "real-time ID check" system in the app, adding blinking, smiling and other movements to facial recognition technology designed to make sure the registered Uber drive is indeed the person behind the wheel. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Uber on Sept 26 unveiled a revamped version of its smartphone app that weaves together services from shared rides to public transit schedules while adding more security features.

The new app is intended to let Uber users see, and ideally tap into the company's array of options for getting around or having meals delivered.

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