As ferramentas de segurança do Uber podem ser realmente úteis, desde que você as habilite – veja como – The

My Uber driver asked for my PIN recently. In my half-asleep state, I stared at him, alarmed, for a few seconds before it dawned on me: he was asking me to share the PIN Uber sent so I could verify my ride. It turned out I’d activated all of Uber’s safety features while writing about Uber’s new safety customization section last month and then forgot about their existence entirely — which, to be honest, is pretty easy to do. Hidden away under Settings in the Uber app, Uber’s safety tools are less visible than all of its many services and even its Emission Savings feature (yeah, that’s a thing).

That’s a real shame because as a single female caregiver who frequently takes Ubers and has experienced harassment, I’m starting to appreciate the extra sense of safety. And given that Uber received 9,805 reports of sexual assault in its rides from 2017 to 2020, according to its most recent safety report, I think they can help a lot of people, too.

Some of these tools I knew about already, and you probably have heard about them, too, like ShareMyTrip, which lets you send live location and ride details with people you trust. But did you know you could also record your rides? The recording is encrypted, and you can’t listen to it — nor can your driver — but Uber can and will if you submit a safety report. What’s even cooler is that you can customize these features according to time and location. For example, you can schedule PIN verification or the audio recording feature to turn on for all rides after 9PM and / or whenever you’re within 50 meters of bars.

• Alguns dos recursos de segurança do Uber podem ser personalizados
• É possível gravar áudio das viagens
• Os recursos de segurança do Uber estão escondidos nas configurações do aplicativo

Estes recursos não são fáceis de encontrar. Mas felizmente, o Uber torna bastante fácil ativá-los em apenas cinco passos. Aqui está como:

First, in your Uber app, click on the Account tab located at the very bottom right of your screen. After selecting Settings, scroll down to the Safety section. Head on over to Safety preferences to start adding your safety tool preferences. (Note that some people may see and need to click on Start setup first before doing so, as I had initially.) You’ll then see a page with four safety features that you can choose to activate: Get more safety check-ins; Use PIN verification; Record audio; and Share trip status. On that same page, scroll down to Schedule. There, you can set schedules for all, some, or no rides. If you click on some rides, Uber will also let you choose between late-night rides (9PM–5AM), within 50 meters of a bar or restaurant, and / or weekends

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