{"id":424298,"date":"2024-11-29T09:02:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T09:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=424298"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Uber-and-Bolt-unveil-women-only-service-in-Paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Uber-and-Bolt-unveil-women-only-service-in-Paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber and Bolt unveil women-only service in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two rival ride-hailing platforms announced on Thursday options allowing Parisian women to order a car driven by a female driver in a bid to ensure\u00a0“greater safety” for its customers.<\/p>\n

The “Uber by Women” option, available from Thursday, comes at no extra cost but with potentially longer waiting times.<\/p>\n

Uber launched a similar scheme in other European countries as the company grapples with a litany of sexual assault or harassment claims against their drivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The change will ensure “greater safety” for its women customers, said Uber, with some 1,500 female drivers already available in Paris.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There is a reminder on the app that the option is for women only, and drivers can cancel if a man tries to use it, the platform told AFP.<\/p>\n

“Waiting times … could be higher than with other options, 15 minutes on average compared to four minutes” for a standard order, Uber said.<\/p>\n

But the ride-share company also hopes the change will attract more women drivers by offering them a “substantial reduction” on the fees charged for each ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Uber by Women is an “excellent way of increasing the attractiveness of the ride-hailing profession to women who would otherwise not consider it”, said Uber’s head in France, Laureline Serieys.<\/p>\n

European rival Bolt also announced the launch of a similar option in France called “Women by Women”, set to roll out by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n

“It is essential to guarantee the safety of all women using ride-hailing services,” said France’s Bolt director Julien Mouyeket.<\/p>\n

“The ‘Women for Women’ category embodies this commitment, meeting the safety expectations of female users while protecting female drivers,” he added.<\/p>\n

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Uber has 1,500 women drivers working in Paris<\/p>\n

-Eric PIERMONT
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