Ride-hailing giant Uber says it's using smartphone gyrometer data to double-check if drivers on its platform are speeding. At least, it does for a portion of its drivers on a new pilot program ...

You no longer have to exchange texts with your Uber driver from your personal phone number. The ride-hailing giant announced today that it's adding a messaging feature to the app so that ...

The ride-hailing service is testing a program that lets it check out GPS and accelerometer data from your driver's smartphone to see just how crazy that ride might've been.

Uber is using phone gyrometers to check if drivers are speeding or braking too hard January 26, 2016 - 10:43 am. Image by ... Uber using driver gyrometer data is an interesting test, ...

The ride-sharing app is planning to keep better tabs on its drivers with a new program that uses smartphone gyrometers and GPS sensors to better track speed and other driving habits during Uber trips.

So Uber will be using that information to send drivers things like a weekly driving score card, speeding alerts and reminders to take breaks. These features each will be rolled out to 11 or more ...

Uber said that the new fee is being enforced due to “the steep cost of continuous GPS data on the Uber phone,” which is given to every driver to use to coordinate pick-ups.

A driver may, for example, have trouble finding their passenger at the curb, an issue Uber hopes to solve with Spotlight. Using this in-app tool, the rider can choose a certain color that will ...

The driver has decided not to use the app on his personal phone following this report and will continue using the phone provided by Uber. Request Reprint & Licensing Submit Correction View ...