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Uber introduces voice-based features, anonymised addresses and more

Uber has introduced a handful of new features to its app which will make the platform safer and easier for its drivers and passengers. The company has added a new hands-free feature for drivers which allows them to use their voice to navigate through the app. This is aimed at making driving less distracted, Mashable reported.

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Uber has introduced a handful of new features to its app which will make the platform safer and easier for its drivers and passengers. The company has added a new hands-free feature for drivers which allows them to use their voice to navigate through the app. This is aimed at making driving less distracted, Mashable reported.

In addition to that, the drivers' side of the app also gets an emergency button and in-app safety toolkit similar to what is provided to the passengers. More importantly, the company has changed the way location and passenger data is stored and logged in its platform. Now the addresses are anonymized and the driver as well as the passenger can only see the general area of where a trip started or ended. A ride check feature is aimed at crash detection. In the instance of the app sensing a crash or unusual movement of the vehicle, it will ask you if you are OK or need 911 assistance. 

The next time you book an Uber, you may not have to spend long hours stuck in traffic. The company has named India as one of five countries on a very short shortlist where it plans to unveil its Uber Air City, a concept to launch the ride-sharing group’s new aerial taxi arm. The four other countries with India on the shortlist are Japan, Australia, Brazil and France.

The company announced the shortlist at the ‘Uber Elevate Asia Pacific Expo’. It said that one city among the five shortlisted countries will be home to the world’s third Uber Air City, after Dallas and Los Angeles in the US.

“Mumbai, Delhi, and Bengaluru are some of the most congested cities in the world, where travelling even a few kilometers can take over an hour. Uber Air offers tremendous potential to help create a transportation option that goes over congestion, instead of adding to it,” the company said in a statement.  In approximately five years, Uber customers in select cities may be able to take a flight on demand by simply pressing a button on the Uber app. 

With inputs from ANI

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