CHICAGO (WLS) -- The rideshare service Uber is rolling out a new safety feature for women, and the ABC7 I-Team is finding out that it starts in Chicago on Wednesday.

It is called "women drivers," a new option for adult women riders to choose when getting an Uber ride. It is already being used in some cities, but the I-Team just learned that it is debuting in Chicago and 25 other cities on Wednesday, and it is the largest rollout yet.

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Here is how it works: Women can reserve and pre-book trips with women drivers for that extra sense of security by hitting the "woman driver" option.

There is also a second option. Women riders can say it is their preference to get a woman driver in their app settings, but that second option does not

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