Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, Tuesday announced the launch of “Safety Toolkit” - a consolidated and comprehensive set of features in-app for riders in Bangladesh, within months of its US rollout.
Keeping technology at the heart of Uber’s approach, the safety toolkit is aimed at building on the existing safety features available to riders in Bangladesh and improving both awareness and usage rates of some of the existing as well as newly introduced features.
Riders can access the safety toolkit on the home screen of the app from the moment the driver accepts the trip through when the trip ends, says a press release.
Commenting on the launch, Sachin Kansal, Director, Product Management, Uber said, “At Uber, safety is a top priority and we look towards harnessing technology to solve for rider and driver safety concerns in more innovative ways.”
The roll-out of Safety Toolkit to thousands of riders across Bangladesh is an extension of this commitment to the community that we serve, he said.
Launched in the US in May, the Safety Toolkit’s design and features have been determined in large part, based on feedback from thousands of riders.