Safety summit outlines how use of technology can make Uber safer

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“We are here to highlight those benefits and, as Uber, we've had to innovate around safety out of necessity.”

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At its first safety summit in SA, held in Johannesburg on Friday, Uber highlighted the use of technology to address the safety concerns of drivers and riders. “We are here to highlight those benefits and, as Uber, we've had to innovate around safety out of necessity,” Lits said, acknowledging incidents of violence that have occurred on Uber trips in the country.

 

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