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Uber’s New Safety Feature Lets Parents Watch Teens’ Rides Live

Parents will no longer have to rely on texts or phone calls to know how their teens’ Uber rides are going. Instead, they’ll be able to see for themselves.

Uber on Tuesday is launching a live video streaming feature for teen accounts that lets parents or guardians check in on how a trip is going in real time. It uses the selfie camera on the driver’s phone, so family members can keep an eye on anything happening in the vehicle.

The live video feature is being piloted in nine areas: Atlanta; Phoenix; Orlando, Florida; Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina; Portland, Oregon; El Paso and San Antonio, Texas; Cleveland; and Rhode Island. It’s slated to roll out across the US in the coming weeks, Uber says.

“The feature is designed for quick check-ins, giving parents another way to feel confident everything on their teen’s trip is going smoothly,” the company said in a...

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