Uber is going to turn your smartphone into an automatic crash detector

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One year ago, Dara Khosrowshahi took over the reins at Uber amid a series of spiraling, self-inflicted scandals, with the promise to right the ship by rescuing the ride-hail company’s abysmal reputation on safety and privacy.

Today, the company is celebrating Khosrowshahi’s first anniversary by introducing a host of new safety improvements for both riders and drivers, including a feature called “Ride Check” that utilizes the GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, and other sensors inside a smartphone to detect whether there has been a vehicle crash.

“I want Uber to be the safest transportation platform on the planet.”

In the event of a crash, the Uber app will automatically send a notification to a rider’s phone to answer a series of...

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