“Women+ Connect is all about providing more women and nonbinary people the opportunity to earn money on their terms and giving riders more choice,” Lyft CEO David Risher said in a statement.
In the app, riders can opt to “count me in” as the feature attempts to match them with women and nonbinary drivers.
While there’s no guarantee that the system will connect drivers and riders of the same gender every time, the in-app feature has been hailed as an important step towards“It’s encouraging to see how Lyft developed the Women+ Connect feature — this new feature will make women feel more comfortable driving,” said retired sheriff John Whetsel, who serves as the chair of the National Sheriffs’ Association Traffic Safety Committee.who described the new few feature as “awesome.
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