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School, soccer practice, a shift at work or a friend's house. Teens have places to go, and parents can't always be there for every ride. Uber is giving families a new way to check in.
The company is adding live video streaming to Uber Teen Accounts, allowing a linked parent or guardian to see their teen inside the vehicle during an active ride. The feed comes from the front-facing camera on the driver's smartphone.
Uber says the feature is live now in nine U.S. markets. Uber plans a nationwide rollout over the coming weeks.
If you have a teen who uses Uber, the idea may sound reassuring. However, a live camera inside the car also raises privacy questions. Who can watch? Does Uber see the stream? What happens to the video after the ride? Uber gave CyberGuy more detail on exactly how the feature works.
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Uber is adding live video to Teen Accounts, allowing linked parents or guardians to check on teens during active rides. (Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Uber launched Teen Accounts in 2023 to give teenagers more independence while keeping their rides connected to a parent or guardian. Now, live video adds another option for families who want more visibility during a trip.
If a driver has live video enabled, Uber sends a push notification to the parent or guardian linked to the teen's account when the ride begins. The parent can tap the notification and watch the live feed through the driver's front-facing smartphone camera.
Uber says both the teen and the driver receive a notification when the parent begins watching. Everyone inside the vehicle knows when the livestream is active. Only the parent or guardian linked to the teen's account can view the live video during the trip, according to Uber. Uber also told CyberGuy that the company cannot access the live video in real time.
The feature is starting in a limited number of U.S. markets before expanding more broadly.
Uber told CyberGuy that live video is currently available in:
