Uber has announced a mint of young initiative , include account statement for stripling , ride with car seating area and the ability to get a ride , without the app at all .
This year ’s UberGO - GET showcaseis headline by the upgrade for families including accounts for 13 - 17 yr olds in the United States and Canada initially . No news on when they ’re follow to the UK yet .
The musical theme is to ensure parents and guardians can bolt down their youngster in an Uber with a keen ataraxis of mind thanks to an confidence of experient and extremely - rat drivers . [ remark : Perhaps there should only be highly - value driver on Uber , but that ’s another story for another time . ]
There are a number of built - in seclusion features , admit audio recording of the trip , as well as the Verify My Ride and RideCheck features . parent can call the driver during the trip too . For even younger passengers , there ’s an Uber Car Seat feature article incoming , which will make it well-off to fetch tot and babies along for the ride .
Furthermore , Uber is going post - app . US exploiter will be able to actually call an Uber to speak with an agentive role to set up pick up . Uber says the feature film is designed for those who are n’t smartphone savvy , but would like to get a ride or schedule one . When the feature rolls out , it ’s just a case of dialling 1 - 833 - function - UBER ( 1 - 833 - 873 - 8237 ) .
Elsewhere , the company is extend group - based features including the ability to receive other passengers to contribute their address to the trip with Uber automatically bet the best route to drop everyone off . The company is also tote up cost - splitting for rider dependent on how long their leg of the tripper takes . No more awkwardly figuring it out and paying friend thereafter .
Oh and the company is sum boat booking in Greece this summer . So that ’s dainty .
