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Uber Rolls Out New Ride Check Safety Feature To Protect Passengers

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Uber is rolling out a new safety feature to protect passengers. The feature is called Ride Check and it allows the ridesharing company to follow up with riders and drivers if it detects something going wrong during a trip such as a crash or an unexpected long stop.

Passengers can let Uber know that everything is OK through the app or even ask for help.

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Uber says it will continue to add other scenarios to the Ride Check scenario.

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