Uber has started driving his teenage -oriented Uber for teenage service in India, JS has learned exclusively.
Uber for teenagers is live in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR and Mumbai, confirmed to Techcrunch. The company said it would expand the service to 35 cities in the coming weeks, including Ahmedabad, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.
With the service, parents and guardians can set up accounts for their teenagers (between the ages of 13 and 17), so that they can request travel directly with the help of their own devices. It also contains functions such as live trip tracking and opt-in audio recording.
Guardians can also book journeys for teenagers, and they can also set monthly travel limits to limit the number of trips. Uber requires Guardians in India to add a credit card or debit card to their account to invite a teenager for their family profile. Once added, guardians and teenagers can book journeys using any payment method, including cash.
Teens can also take riders between 13-17 years old, according to the available details on one Support pageBut it is not clear how the consent mechanism will work for this.
Uber said it will also perform extra background checks on drivers.
The move comes almost two years after the service was launched in the US and Canada, because the Ride-Hailing app is planning to grow in India and to adopt domestic rivals Ola, Rapido, Namma Yatri and BlusMart.
Uber for teenagers Currently living in around 50 countriesAccording to the Q4 results statement of the company last month. The company has also introduced individual profiles for teenagers in some markets, which means they pay with their own payment methods and cash.
In recent months, Uber has added various functions, such as simultaneous journeys, flexible prices and pickups for prepaid items to meet the changing transport needs of Indians. The company recently also transferred committees on bookings for Auto-Riksjes, instead setting a daily subscription.