Just weeks after the death of a University of South Carolina student who was killed after getting into a car that she believed was her Uber, other ride-share companies are increasing their security features.
announced that they were including two new safety features, in addition to the background checks that are already well established on the company platform. One new feature is "continuous criminal background checks," which will include daily monitoring of its active drivers and provide immediate notification of any disqualifying criminal convictions.
"Any driver who does not pass both the annual and continuous screenings will be barred from our platform," according to the company's blog. The company also announced "enhanced identity verification," which will combine driver license verification and photography verification to prevent identity fraud.The changes come just weeks after 20-year-old Samantha Josephson was killed. She was found dead in a wooded area after a night out with friends in Columbia, South Carolina. She had ordered an Uber to take her home in the early hours of March 29. Security video showed her getting into a car around 2 a.m.
Police said that after Josephson got into the car, her suspected killer activated the child safety door locks, preventing her from escaping.
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