Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US
5 hours ago
- #Safety
- #Women Preferences
- #Uber
- Uber has launched its 'Women Preferences' feature across the US and other countries.
- The feature allows women riders to request drivers with the same gender identity and vice versa for drivers.
- Aims to improve comfort, safety, choice, confidence, and flexibility for women using Uber.
- Initially tested in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit in 2025.
- Now available for drivers in over 40 countries and riders in 7 countries including the U.S., Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Brazil, and Spain.
- Women can choose 'Women Drivers' but have the option for faster pickups if wait times are long.
- First introduced in 2019 in Saudi Arabia when women gained the right to drive.
- Tested and refined in markets like Germany and France based on real-world behaviors.