When women riders and drivers told us they wanted more control over how they ride and earn, we listened. That feedback led to Women Preferences, features designed to give women the choice to ride with other women. Since our first pilots last summer, we’ve heard just how much that choice matters—from feeling more comfortable in the back seat to more confident behind the wheel.

  • quips@slrpnk.netEnglish
    488·
    6 days ago

    Awesome, but they should also give men the option to choose to ride with a man.

    • some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      102·
      6 days ago

      I’m a man, but I also prefer women drivers. Their cars tend to be better taken care of and cleaner. they also do a lot better at respecting and pre-empting preferences in regard to heat/music. Maybe it’s just my area, but I’ve actually never had a “normal” experience with a male Uber driver.

      Either their car is all clapped out, it’s dirty and smells bad, they’ll be blasting MAGA rap, or they get real weird with the dropoff. (Like, bro my legs do function and I can walk across the street or down the block a little bit, it’s ok, I gave you a different address from where I’m actually going anyway). Never had any issues like that with women as drivers.

      I get that they’re doing this for reasons of rider safety, but they should let both men and women express a preference.

    • Dozzi92@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      6 days ago

      They should make an app where you have to swipe right on your driver/passenger, and then the app notifies you and you can strike up a conversation and see whether or not you are compatible for ride-sharing.

      • Eximius@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        Some sort of beautiful justice can be imagined where women just sit on corners pouting how they can’t get a decent driver.