Uber 'Spotlight' Tool Helps Your Driver Find You

Every bit any Uber rider knows, finding your commuter can sometimes be a hassle, specially if you're getting picked upward from a busy place. Fortunately, a new characteristic chosen Spotlight lets riders light upward their phone screen with a special colour the driver tin look for.

"Your driver will receive a bulletin telling them what color to wait for, so you can just hold your phone in the air," Uber Senior Product Manager Ryan Yu explained in a blog mail service, which should brand it a lot easier for your driver you find you in a crowd at night.

Another new characteristic lets riders and drivers share quick updates like "I am here," "be right there," or "looking for you" with one tap. As with messages you manually blazon out, these new pre-populated texts are read aloud to the driver, so they tin can keep their eyes on the road, not on their telephone.

Finally, Uber is now offering an "on-time guarantee" for scheduled rides. That manner, if you schedule a ride, and a driver doesn't make it during the time menses yous selected, Uber will give you $10 off your adjacent ride. Uber lets yous schedule a ride 30 minutes to 30 days in accelerate.

"We won't finish innovating to assistance take the stress out of the experience," Yu wrote. "Stay tuned for more than features and updates later this year."

Uber in May made a 911 button available for all US riders. To access this feature, just tap the safety bluecoat icon (a shield with a checkmark inside of it) located on the Uber home screen. The 911 button should be particularly helpful if you run into trouble and are unsure of your exact location.

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