Does Uber have a female only option?

Another way we're using tech for women's economic empowerment is through an in-app feature called Women Rider Preference. This feature lets women and nonbinary drivers set a preference for picking up only women riders. Drivers can turn the feature on or off whenever they choose.



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Women+ Connect puts women and nonbinary people in the driver's seat — literally — by letting them choose to match with more women and nonbinary riders. The feature offers the option to turn on a preference in the Lyft app to prioritize matches with other nearby women and nonbinary riders.

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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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Are Uber Black Drivers Safer? Yes, it is. Uber requires all drivers to undergo a background check, DMV check, and vehicle inspection to ensure that they can safely transport passengers.

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This feature lets women and nonbinary drivers set a preference for picking up only women riders. Drivers can turn the feature on or off whenever they choose.

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You can not bring anyone with you while doing Uber / Lyft passenger trips. You CAN however bring whoever you'd like with you on UberEats trips.

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Based on your description of the situation, you can always prevent future pick ups with a driver if there is serious cause for concern by giving a 1 star rating. This will block you from being matched with the same driver again in the future.

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To get started, tap the highlighted icon on the bottom left side of your app to access your preferences. Then select the available services you want to offer. Auto-accept will automatically accept trips for the services you've selected.

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As outlined in our Community Guidelines, no one other than the requesting rider and the rider's guests are permitted in the vehicle. This means that friends and family of drivers may not ride in their vehicle during a trip. See our Community Guidelines for more details.

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It can also help you order Uber rides for another person outside the family, as who you add to your Uber family account is up to you – you can use your Uber account for a friend, a relative, a nanny or anyone who you want on it. Just head to the “Settings” section of the Uber app to set up a Family Profile.

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We are committed to keeping our users safe, which includes making sure that people who use our app are who they say they are. For this reason, account sharing (allowing other people to use your account) is not allowed when you use the Uber Driver app to drive or deliver.

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Install the latest Uber app on every family member's phone. The Family Profile is only available on the most recent version of the Uber app. Create an Uber account for every member of your Family Profile.

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From the Uber Website. In the interest of safety and comfort for riders, friends and family of driver-partners may not ride in their vehicle during a trip. When online, please do not allow other passengers to ride in your vehicle.

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Yes. When a trip request comes from a teen account: The teen is allowed to bring other riders with them, but those other riders must be 13 years old or older. Guest riders aged 13 to 17 must have permission from a parent or legal guardian.

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Uber is rolling out new features to make it easier for people of all ages to access its ride-hailing service, including an option that will let teens under the age of 18 ride alone for the first time.

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Unaccompanied minors can only use Uber via an approved teen profile in an eligible city. So in any areas that doesn't have UberX Teen or teen profiles, riders under 18 can't use Uber alone. Minors can't request rides, and minors can't ride alone in an Uber even if a parent or guardian says that they requested the ride.

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If you suspect that someone else used your account or there is suspicious account activity, you can contact us at the link below to have us help manually review your account.

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Duplicate Account Issues Uber allows only one account per user. Under no circumstances should the driver-partners create more than one account for themselves. We have several tools and checks which can flag a duplicate account with accuracy.

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With Rider Preferences, Uber Comfort riders can request a quiet ride as well as what temperature (warm, hot, cool, cold) they'd like. For example, if you're dialling into a conference call on the way to the office, you can request a quiet trip – without any music or conversation – to maximise productivity.

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The main reason is to avoid drivers cherry picking rides. Some drivers want only short rides, others only want long rides. Drivers will also avoid going to certain areas of their city for whatever reason.

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