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Uber Launches New Function that Facilitates Boarding of Elderly and Disabled People

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Uber announced on Wednesday (21) a new feature to facilitate the boarding of elderly people and people with disabilities. The "Party Preferences" allows passengers to inform drivers in advance how they wish to be identified and notified about the arrival of the vehicle. The novelty begins to be gradually made available in the next few days to users from all over Brazil, according to the company. With the tool, passengers can request, for example…
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News will be released gradually throughout BrazilUber launches Departure Preferences to guide drivers on board elderly and PCDs

The arrival of a car per application may require extra care for elderly people and people with disabilities (PcDs). To make this moment more accessible and facilitate boarding, Uber has announced new features that allow you to customize communication with partner drivers and inform features that help identify the passenger. Launched on Wednesday (21/10), the tools, called "Start Preferences", allow the user to choose how he wishes to be notified…

Finding the car requested by application may seem like a simple task, but it's not always so for the elderly and people... The post Uber launches function to facilitate boarding of elderly and people with disabilities; see how to use appeared first on Traffic Portal, Mobility & Sustainability.

Uber launched in Brazil the Departure Preferences resource, designed especially for the elderly and people with disabilities (PCDs).

Uber announced on Wednesday (21) a new feature to facilitate the boarding of elderly people and people with disabilities. The "Party Preferences" allows passengers to inform drivers in advance how they wish to be identified and notified about the arrival of the vehicle. The novelty begins to be gradually made available in the next few days to users from all over Brazil, according to the company. With the tool, passengers can request, for example…

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Canaltech broke the news on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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