{"id":115267,"date":"2020-11-19T00:04:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T21:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lyfts-emergency-help-feature-lets-users-silently-alert-unsafe-rides-in-real-time\/"},"modified":"2020-11-19T00:04:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T21:04:52","slug":"lyfts-emergency-help-feature-lets-users-silently-alert-unsafe-rides-in-real-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lyfts-emergency-help-feature-lets-users-silently-alert-unsafe-rides-in-real-time\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lyft’s ‘Emergency Help’ feature lets users silently alert unsafe rides in real time"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Lyft’s ‘Emergency Help’ feature lets users silently alert unsafe rides in real time<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Lyft users can now discreetly call emergency help if they feel unsafe with a driver or rider.<\/p>\n

The ride-hailing company partnered with the security company American District Telegraph (ADT) to launch the Emergency Help feature.<\/p>\n

Riders and drivers can connect with an ADT security professional silently or by voice if they feel unsafe or uncomfortable during a ride. Lyft hopes to prevent incidents from happ<\/a>ening and have authorities immedia<\/a>tely intervene if they do.<\/p>\n

Riders are able to discreetly and silently choose whether they want ADT to text them, call them or alert 911 on their behalf. Drivers only have the option to request a call from ADT, intended to keep the driver focused.<\/p>\n

The feature also allows users to alert authorities so they can arrive at the user’s live location.<\/p>\n

“By enabling users to quickly and silently escalate concerns to security professionals and first responders at the tap of a button, we hope to prevent safety incidents from happening and immediately intervene if they do,” said Jennifer Brandenburger, Director of Public Policy for Community Safety at Lyft.<\/p>\n

The company said it plans to integrate ADT to its Smart Trip<\/a> Check-in products, which prompts a check-in message to a user who ended their trip far from their intended destination.<\/p>\n

Uber took similar measures in February by launching its “On-Trip Reporting” tool, which lets people discreetly alert the company about non-emergency safety incidents in real-time.<\/p>\n

Last year, dozens of women filed lawsuits against Lyft, claiming that they were sexually assaulted by the company’s drivers.\n <\/p>\n\n

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Uber’s new On-Trip Reporting tool lets you report uncomfortable rides in real-time\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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