Uber announced a “Women Preferences” feature, stating that it allows women riders and drivers to request matches with other women where available. The company describes the initiative as part of its broader approach to improving safety and comfort on the platform.
From a civil law perspective, corporate safety announcements are often evaluated alongside real-world outcomes and prior incidents. While policy changes may signal responsiveness, civil claims focus on whether reasonable protections were in place at the time harm occurred.
BTG represents individuals in rideshare-related civil cases and evaluates safety policies based on how they function in practice, not solely how they are described by companies.
This post summarizes Uber’s public statements and does not endorse or evaluate their effectiveness.


