The ‘Women Preferences’ option will be piloted in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit.
Uber is introducing a new feature to let women drivers match with women riders and vice versa. The company will pilot this «Women Preferences» option in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit in the next few weeks.
Once the feature becomes available, women riders will see an option to select female drivers while booking or reserving a trip. To increase the chances of being matched with a woman driver, they can adjust their preferences in app settings.
The feature works in the opposite direction as well. A fifth of Uber drivers are women, and they will be allowed to accept trips for just female riders. «Simply toggle on the ‘Women Rider Preference’ in their app settings», Uber says.
