Uber adds live video streaming so parents can watch their kids rides

Uber has added a live video streaming feature that lets parents watch teens' rides through their drivers' smartphones.

Parents can track their teen’s trip and use safety features such as audio recording.

This feature is currently only available in nine markets in the United States.

Uber plans to roll out its live-stream feature for teen rides "over the coming weeks." : Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Parents can now watch their teens' Uber rides live thanks to a new app feature. Drivers' phones can now provide a live stream of teen rides for parents, the company said. T

Uber is updating its teen account feature to allow parents to use the selfie cameras on Uber drivers' phones to check in on their teenage children during ridehail trips. Since first launching teen accounts in 2023, Uber has touted the myriad ways parents can keep tabs on their children, from PIN verification to live G

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.

Uber said no one will be able to access the video once the ride ends

Uber will only access recordings from a driver's phone to review safety reports.