Safety First: Uber Introduces Women-for-Women Driving Option

Uber makes it possible for women in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich to be promoted exclusively by female drivers. This should strengthen the safety feeling of women. Drivers could also choose the option.

The travel agent Uber now lets women in his app decide whether they prefer to be promoted by a driver instead of a man in Frankfurt. However, they could wait longer than usual for a pick-up, because female drivers are rare in the industry.

Transport in Berlin: The new Uber app is designed to improve the safety of women, but the mobility platform has something else in mind.

Uber has a new function in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich, which allows women to ensure that they are not promoted by male Uber drivers on their journeys. Pilot project for women There seems to have been so many unpleasant experiences here that women in a pilot phase in the Uber app now specifically indicate that they only want to be promoted by female drivers. The new option "Women Drivers" is available to female passengers at no extra cost. In a…

To increase women's sense of safety, Uber is offering a new option in major cities. Women can choose to ride with female drivers in the app – free of charge.

The Uber function "Women Drivers" is now available in several German cities - no extra charge for female drivers.