Effective 5/18, drivers and riders will need to wear a mask in order to use Uber.
Lyft already requires rides and drivers to wear a mask.
Drivers will need to take a selfie with a mask to accept a ride and that picture will be sent to the rider.
Riders will need to confirm that they have washed their hands and are wearing a mask or face cover.
Additionally, riders must agree to sit in the back seat with the windows open. The maximum suggested passengers for UberX will change from 4 to 3.
Drivers and riders will be able to cancel without penalty if the other party isn’t wearing a mask.
The new policies will be place until at least 6/30.
When I go to the airport, having the windows open when the driver is cruising at 75MPH is brutal.
Good use for Bose headphones 😀
Or I will use The Google Pixel buds with active noise canceling technology from this Glitch…
https://www.dansdeals.com/shopping-deals/electronics/headphones/newly-released-google-pixel-buds-wireless-charging-case-125-99-139-97-shipped-verizon/
Sounds like a disaster in the making for the already cash flow negative San Fran giant. This may look “good” in the headlines but how exactly will this actually work/be enforced?
With front-facing dash camera live streaming to Uber headquarters…
What if you order uber for someone else who doesn’t have smartphone? Just take selfie of yourself? 🙂
Only the driver is taking selfies. But what if the driver has only a kosher phone??lol!
You can’t be a driver or rider without using the app. Kosher phones= no Uber app.
Seems like this can lead to people being able to cancel without penalty. Just claim that the driver wasn’t properly wearing a mask.
That might be tough to prove if the driver has dozens of successfully completed trips that day
I wonder if they consider someone wearing a mask if they have their nose uncovered. I see so many people “wearing” them this way.
It says it needs to cover mouth and nose.
Worthless otherwise.
I wonder if 4 riders show up what’s the chances the driver will not accept the trip