Uber Requiring All Drivers, Riders To Wear Face Coverings

BIG CHANGES ARE COMING TOUBER TOMORROW.DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WILL BEREQUIRED TO FOLLOW SOME NEWRULES.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER DANKOOB TAKES THE WHEEL TO EXPLAINTHE CHANGES.HOW MANY OF US HAVE HADSECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT JUMPINGINTO A RIDE-SHARING SERVICELATELY?I DON'T THINK I'LL BE TAKINGAN UBER FOR THE REST OF 2020.UBER REALIZES THAT, TOO.AND SO HAS REVISED ITS SAFETYGUIDELINES FOR RIDERS AND FOODDELIVERY GOING INTO EFFECTMONDAY.THE MOST IMPORTANT TAKE AWAYIS THAT STARTING MONDAY, MAY 18,RIDERS, DRIVERS AND DELIVERYPEOPLE WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEARFACE COVERINGS OR MASKS.DRIVERS HAVE TO TAKE A SELFIEWITHIN UBER'S APP TOAUTHENTICATE WHETHER OR NOTTHEY'RE WEARING A MASK BUT AT INPOINT THE DRIVER OR PASSENGERCAN CANCEL THE RIDE IF IF THEIRSAFETY IS AT RISK.UBER INSTRUCT, YOU GETS RIDESAFTER RIDES AND IS THAT REALLYPOSSIBLE FOR THAT TO SCALE UP?I GUESS WE ARE FAR FROM THATRIGHT NOW.BIG BUSINESSES DON'T EVENEVER THE P MEANS TO REGULATETHEMSELVES PROPERLY SO HOW ARETHESE LIKE SELF-OWNED CARDRIVERS GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKESURE THAT THEY GUARANTEE, YOUKNOW, THEIR SAFETY AND THESAFETY OF THEIR PASSENGERS?ONE UBER DRIVER TELLS US HISBUSINESS HAS BEEN STEADYTHROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.AND IS NOT' MA'AM ORDINARY WITHITS NEW POLICIES.JUST STUPID, WEAR A MASK,STUPID.I FEEL VERY SAFE TAKING UBERA LOT OF DRIVERS TAKINGPRECAUTIONS, SEATED IN THE BACKI HAVEN'T FELT UNSAFE AT ANYPOINT.OTHER ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDE NOLONGER SITTING NEXT TO A DRIVER,LIMITATIONS ANATOMY AMOUNT OFPASSENGERS IN A CAR AND ROUTINECLEANING OF A DRIVER'S VEHICLE.UBER SAYS THESE MANY CHANGES