Uber stated Tuesday it’s introducing a brand new stay video streaming characteristic for fogeys to maintain observe of their kids’s security throughout rides. The corporate stated that the characteristic will roll out throughout the U.S. nationwide within the coming weeks.
The brand new stay streaming characteristic makes use of the motive force’s selfie digicam for the video feed. As soon as the journey begins, the dad or mum or guardian account will get a notification if the video stream is accessible. In the event that they select to observe the stream, each the motive force and the teenager are notified.
Uber stated that solely dad and mom’ or guardians’ accounts linked to the teenager’s account can take a look at the stay stream. There isn’t any opt-out for others who may be touring with the teenager to not seem on the stay feed.
As soon as the journey ends, nobody, together with the motive force, the teenager, or the dad or mum or the guardian, has entry to the video. Whereas Uber stated the video is “encrypted,” it’s not clear if it’s end-to-end encrypted, that means that Uber wouldn’t be capable of entry the recording. A spokesperson for Uber didn’t say when requested by TechCrunch.
The corporate stated that the characteristic is stay in 9 markets, together with Atlanta, Cleveland, Rhode Island, and others. Over the approaching weeks, it will likely be out there throughout the complete United States.
Uber first debuted teen accounts in the U.S. in 2023, and since then it has expanded the characteristic to greater than 50 nations.
