Uber will force passengers to take a selfie before every trip in a protective mask

However, each time you call an Uber taxi, passengers will not be required to take a photo wearing a mask. The scheme will be

the following:If the driver informs the service that the passenger is not wearing a mask, then the passenger ends up on a kind of “black list” and will not be able to make the trip the next time until he takes a photo with a medical mask on his face.

The application will automatically recognize the presence of a mask, and then allow the order of the car. As for the drivers, they have to take a selfie with a mask before each going on the line since May.

We firmly believe that responsibility is a two-way street. Therefore, we are extending this technology to passengers.

Sachin Kansal, head of security at Uber 

Until the end of September, such rules will work in the USA and Canada. After the new function appears in North America, it is planned to extend it to the South and other countries of the world

Over the past few months, Uber has significantlystrengthened security measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. For example, in the service application, drivers and passengers fill out a certain checklist, which contains items such as wearing a mask, driving with open windows, and the absence of a passenger in the front seat. The driver or passenger can cancel the trip without penalties if one of them does not follow the safety rules during the pandemic.

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