{
  "id": 3267922,
  "title": "Uber’s New Safety Feature Lets Parents Watch Teens’ Rides Live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/ubers-new-safety-feature-lets-parents-watch-teens-rides-live",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/uber-lets-parents-watch-live-video-teen-rides/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Uber has introduced a new safety feature for its teen accounts that allows parents to watch live video streams of their teens' rides in real-time. This feature, piloted in nine US cities including Atlanta, Phoenix, and Portland, uses the selfie camera on the driver's phone to enable parents or guardians to monitor the vehicle and ensure a smooth trip for their teens. The company describes the feature as a quick check-in tool that provides parents with confidence that their teen's journey is proceeding as expected. Uber teen accounts, launched in 2023, allow parents to track trips, receive real-time updates, and follow along in the app. The feature emphasizes privacy, with only parents or guardians being able to view the live stream during a ride. The video is encrypted, ensuring that it cannot be accessed afterward by the driver, guardian, or the teen themselves.",
  "summary": "Guardians can access a live video stream to see how a trip is going. The feature will roll out across the US in the coming weeks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}