Uber announces new safety features for passengers and drivers in Middle East, Europe, Africa

Uber will be rolling out new safety measures over the next few weeks for drivers and riders across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, Uber Egypt said in a press release (pdf). In addition to introducing caller privacy — which will allow drivers and riders to call each other without revealing the other’s number — the new safety tool kit includes a feature that will allow riders to share their live locations from the app with five trusted contacts who can monitor and track their movements. The tool kit also adds more secure measures for driver verification and will include a safety center that will contain any and all important information for riders. The measures were introduced to boost accountability and transparency across the platform.