Uber partners with SafetiPin mobile app to launch safety pilot in India

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Uber partners with SafetiPin mobile app to launch safety pilot in India

Uber has announced a partnership with a map-based mobile safety app – SafetiPin to focus on the passenger safety and launch a pilot project starting February 25 and will stretch for 5 months in New Delhi, India

Mobile security app SafetiPin’s trained security auditors will work with Uber designated partner-drivers to capture night conditions with camera phones mounted on vehicles. These security auditors will also collect location data based on nine parameters – openness, visibility, luminance, walk path, crowd, security, gender diversity and location density, to derive the safety score.

Besides that, the comments and images shared by real users will also be used to supplement the collected data. The safety scores of the locations will be visible in the mobile map of the city in the app and the collected data will be shared with the city government to improve urban planning.

Uber stresses about being very seriously creating a comprehensive security system, especially for the female passengers across the globe. In the coming months, similar pilot will be rolled out in Bogotá, Colombia and Nairobi, Kenya.

Ridesharing service Uber launches in the British city of Birmingham

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Ridesharing service Uber launches in the British city of Birmingham

Uber has launched its services in Birmingham, making it the fourth British city after London, Manchester and Leeds where the ride-sharing service is now available.

A ride from Birmingham New Street Station to Selly Oak will cost you £5-7 ($7.7-10.7), while that from the Bullring to Edgbaston and City Centre to Birmingham Airport will cost £4-6 ($6.2-9.2) and £14-17 ($21.5-26.1), respectively. As a gesture of goodwill, the company is also offering up to £15 ($23) off on first ride in the city.

Currently, Uber’s footprint in the city is small, but the company says it will be rolling out more cars onto the road “as the weeks progress.”