Uber has added an 'SOS button' for users in India.
The news comes just two months after Uber came under intense scrutiny following the alleged rape of a woman by a New Delhi driver.
If pressed, the button will pull up a prompt to call local authorities. When the user confirms the action, the button automatically contacts police. The feature is available with an app update.
There is also an option to quickly send a status update to emergency contacts. This replaces the "Share my ETA" update and allows users to immediately contact five people they know (users select those contacts). All five will receive a link to view your trip progression in real time, according to Uber. There's no SMS charge for the service.
The changes come after a 26-year-old woman reported she was raped by an Uber driver in December 2014. The trial of the driver, 32-year-old Shiv Kumar Yadav, is still ongoing.
Violence against women in India has become a global conversation , which intensified after a woman died in 2012 when she was raped by three men on a bus in Delhi. In 2012, 244,270 incidents of crimes against women were reported in India.
Right now, the features are only available to Android users, but they will eventually launch on iOS.
"We are proud to pilot these features across all cities in India, and we will roll out additional safety features in other cities and countries in the coming months," Uber said in an official blog post.
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