New app features and data show how Uber can improve safety on the road

We believe that technologies like Uber provide an incredible opportunity to improve road safety in new and innovative ways—before, during and after every ride. Today, too many people are hurt or killed on the roads. While alcohol is the leading cause of traffic crashes, there are other behaviors that can put people at risk—for instance, distracted driving.

Road safety experts have long warned against unsafe driving. Today we are expanding new features in the driver app to Canadian cities to help reduce these risks going forward.

We have a team of engineers dedicated to predicting, preventing and reducing the number of crashes on the road. Today we’re excited to announce several new safety pilots to improve rider and driver safety:

Drivers in Canadian cities will see these new features in their app in the coming weeks, with more cities coming soon. And techies interested in learning more about how this works behind the scenes can read more on our global Engineering Blog.

We believe that by providing people with more choices, we can help them make better decisions; and by using new technology we can improve safety for everyone on the road.