This New Uber Update Lets You Trace the Journeys of Select People
Riley von Niessen — May 18, 2016 — Autos
References: engadget & newsroom.uber
This new Uber update allows you to track your family members as they commute using the ridesharing app.
'Family Profiles' enables a user to set up a profile with up to 10 friends or family members. Through this, they can trace trips so they can have a peace of mind in knowing that someone else is on their way home safely. In addition, loved ones can pay for the trips of others as well. Although this was possible before the latest Uber update, Family Profiles does not require users to input destination information themselves though their phone -- which can often create confusion between drivers and consumers.
The Uber update will also work with 'Uber for Business' -- an option that allows riders to expense the cost of their journey to their workplace.
'Family Profiles' enables a user to set up a profile with up to 10 friends or family members. Through this, they can trace trips so they can have a peace of mind in knowing that someone else is on their way home safely. In addition, loved ones can pay for the trips of others as well. Although this was possible before the latest Uber update, Family Profiles does not require users to input destination information themselves though their phone -- which can often create confusion between drivers and consumers.
The Uber update will also work with 'Uber for Business' -- an option that allows riders to expense the cost of their journey to their workplace.
Trend Themes
1. Traceable Rideshare - With Traceable Rideshare, safety concerns of riders can be addressed by allowing riders to track their friends and loved ones on their commute.
2. Family Profiles - Family Profiles provides opportunities for businesses that offer loyalty programs and encourages user activity within the app as well as provides peace of mind for riders who are passengers with the added benefit of allowing loved ones to pay for the trips.
3. Expense Management - The integration of the Uber for Business feature into the new update will drive the adoption of rideshare services among enterprises with employee Uber expensing collaborations.
Industry Implications
1. Ridesharing - Traceable Rideshare Services speaks to the disruptiveness of ridesharing in the transportation industry.
2. Safety - Traceable Rideshare can provide a safer and more secure ride experience for passengers, which is a growing concern in the safety industry.
3. Expense Management - Expense management can now utilize innovative products in the transportation industry that address corporate travel needs using traceable rideshare services.
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