SALT LAKE CITY — Uber says, following a successful pilot of their program allowing female drivers and riders to choose only to be paired with women, that they are expanding it to 26 cities, including Salt Lake City.

The program, called Women Preferences, was announced in July and initially only rolled out to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit. The company at the time said it was designed to give women more choice, confidence, and flexibility while using the platform.

How it works

For riders, they have three ways to choose trips with women drivers. They can do so when requesting on-demand trips.

Uber says that women riders will see an option called Women Drivers. If the wait time is longer than anticipated, riders can opt for another ride with a faster pickup.

Pre-planned trips ca

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