Uber will add an option that allows minors 13 to 17 years old to ride solo in one of their cars. The new service will launch in more than a dozen cities in the United States and more in Canada, and requires passengers to use a special family account.
. They set up their own accounts or siphon off their parents or friends’, getting to school or jobs or home safely after a party.
Only certain drivers will be allowed to pick up minors, according to Uber. They’ll need to have high ratings and a certain amount of experience driving for the company — at least hundreds of trips, Kansal said, though the company is not sharing the exact thresholds. There will be no additional background checks or training for the drivers picking up teenagers and the company still does not do fingerprinting-based background checks. However it will rerun its checks frequently on selected drivers.
Drivers who the company determines are qualified to ferry around teens in test cities are automatically opted into the program, but Uber says they have the option to opt out of all underage rides in their settings.
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