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Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US (www.uber.com)
submitted 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) by Beep@lemmus.org to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Reddit.

When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

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[–] quips@slrpnk.net 26 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (5 children)

Awesome, but they should also give men the option to choose to ride with a man.

[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

They should make an app where you have to swipe right on your driver/passenger, and then the app notifies you and you can strike up a conversation and see whether or not you are compatible for ride-sharing.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I'm a man, but I also prefer women drivers. Their cars tend to be better taken care of and cleaner. they also do a lot better at respecting and pre-empting preferences in regard to heat/music. Maybe it's just my area, but I've actually never had a "normal" experience with a male Uber driver.

Either their car is all clapped out, it's dirty and smells bad, they'll be blasting MAGA rap, or they get real weird with the dropoff. (Like, bro my legs do function and I can walk across the street or down the block a little bit, it's ok, I gave you a different address from where I'm actually going anyway). Never had any issues like that with women as drivers.

I get that they're doing this for reasons of rider safety, but they should let both men and women express a preference.

[–] SlimePirate@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 hours ago

Dafuk is maga rap ?

[–] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 16 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

There's already an app that does that.

It's called grindr.

[–] cdf12345@lemmy.zip 10 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

What if I’ve only been using Uber Black?

[–] HertzDentalBar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

Grindr does have ethnicity options, not sure if it's behind a paywall though.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

Honestly, this should be a thing.