Using taxi services is becoming more frequent, due to how fast and comfortable it is to travel in one of them. You don’t have to wait as long to get to your destination, and you can sit comfortably in a cool and relaxed environment. Surely you, your friends and family have already made use of some of the modern taxi service applications, such as UBER.
When we discover the benefits of something new, such as using UBER, our immediate reaction is to recommend it to everyone we find. And, knowing that we can create a family group within the same application, enhances our desire to use it with those who are very close to us.
For this, the UBER Trip tool will be very useful, which you can activate from the Uber app. But, what is UBER Trip? We will explain it to you below.
What is Uber Trip?
Put very simply, it is a monitoring that allows you to track a person who uses the UBER taxi service, in real time. With this function, you will be able to feel the tranquility that you are looking for when a member of your family travels through the city, or even in another country that provides the service we are talking about.
Think about it, you will be able to send your child to university or know where they are going while using UBER, since you will be able to follow the trip through your device, if your parents or grandparents have aged and need to attend medical appointments frequently, not they will have to wait until you are free to move them.
What gives them a certain independence to do their errands, while you check in a few minutes how they are doing. Or if someone in your family group is in another city, you can keep track of the places they visit.
For this and many other advantages, the number of users who take advantage of UBER Trip increases. But for you to benefit from this option on your device, you must first create a family group or profile.
What is and how to create a family profile?
With a family profile you can be the organizer or administrator of the UBER accounts that your family uses, which gives you access to the default payment control of each person. In other words, as an administrator, you are responsible for paying for the trips made by the members of your group.
UBER users must be over 18 years of age or the age of majority in the local jurisdiction. Your family profile can include up to 10 people, including yourself, and they do not have to be real family members, you can also create this profile with close friends. This is what you need to do to create a family profile and access UBER TRIP:
- Download the latest version of the UBER app
- Go to Menu and click on “Settings”
- Select the option “Add a Family Profile”, and choose the contacts you want.
- Wait for the user you invited to join the group to accept the invitation.
With UBER Trip you will be able to follow up in real time on family members or friends that are part of your family profile. You will receive a notification when any of the members request a UBER taxi. You will be able to monitor on a map, and have information on the location of the vehicle, the driver and also the estimated time that the trip will take.
You will even know exactly the moment in which the user arrives the taxi he requested. All of the above pursues the purpose of improving the safety of these means of transport, while you and yours have a quality service.
