Can Uber drivers choose their rides?

Uber will give its drivers the ability to choose their rides based on destination and price, a new feature long sought by them. This means drivers will be made aware before the ride of the amount they will earn accepting it, as well as the final destination of the person ordering the car.



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Uber announced a series of new features Friday aimed at enhancing drivers' experiences on the ridesharing app. Drivers across the U.S. will be able to see exactly how much they will earn and where they will be going before they accept a trip.

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Uber's driver app can detect and record if you are accelerating aggressively, stopping quickly instead of gradually and if you are exceeding the speed limit for a specific stretch of roadway.

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Make sure you're within the city you're activated to drive in. Move to a location with higher demand. Ensure your preferences are set to receive all trip types that you're eligible for. Turn off the destination setting (if it's on)

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You may occasionally get a ride request with a destination that's far away. You'll see “Long trip” with an estimated trip time at the bottom of your screen when one of these requests is sent to you. If a trip like this is farther than you want to drive, you can always decline.

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When you request a ride, your app sends your request to nearby drivers. After you're matched with a driver, your app shares info about the vehicle and driver headed to your pickup location.

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If you've uploaded a photo, they can see it when you request and during a ride. When the ride is complete they can't see your info. The importance of uploading a photo is that both you and the driver can verify that the correct ride is given to the correct passenger.

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Uber's life is built above a very sophisticated GPS tracking system that helps both the drivers and the customers to collect GPS Gyroscope and acceleration data during their trips. Important data is collected during the Uber trips and transmitted to the servers for processing and long term storage.

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Uber's driver app can detect and record if you are accelerating aggressively, stopping quickly instead of gradually and if you are exceeding the speed limit for a specific stretch of roadway.

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Once a driver accepts your trip, you'll be able to scroll down to a card that opens their driver profile.

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Does Uber tell you what time you arrive? Before a trip starts, your app provides an ETA for when your driver should arrive at your pickup location. After your trip starts, your app provides an ETA for when you should arrive at your destination. Please note that ETA times are estimates and not guaranteed.

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Can You Request a Female Uber Driver? No, you cannot request a driver based on gender, neither male nor female. Though female passengers may be more comfortable with a female driver, especially at night and in a deserted or unfamiliar area, it can be discriminatory to ask for a female driver only.

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Yes, both Lyft and Uber drivers can install and use cameras, and many rideshare drivers rely on footage for safety or evidence in the event something goes wrong.

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Correct the driver and have them take you to the right place. Some times it is driver error, sometimes navigation error, sometimes it is app error. If you think you were over-charged, contact support to see if they will issue you a ride credit for the mistake (assuming it wasn't user error).

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You may occasionally get a ride request with a destination that's far away. You'll see “Long trip” with an estimated trip time at the bottom of your screen when one of these requests is sent to you. If a trip like this is farther than you want to drive, you can always decline.

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Uber checks that a driver's face matches what the company has on file through a program called “Real-Time ID Check.” It was rolled out in the US in 2016, in India in 2017, and then in other markets.

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