{"id":418104,"date":"2026-08-27T09:58:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/418104\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:58:18","slug":"uber-launches-livestream-feature-for-parents-in-san-antonio-to-monitor-teen-rides-in-real-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/418104\/","title":{"rendered":"Uber launches livestream feature for parents in San Antonio to monitor teen rides in real time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Uber launched a livestream feature that allows parents to monitor their teen\u2019s rides in real time, the company said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Through the Uber driver\u2019s front-facing camera, the release said parents can check on how their teens\u2019 Uber rides are going via the livestream. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The rideshare company said a push notification will be sent to the parent or guardian who\u2019s linked to the teen\u2019s account if the driver has the livestream feature enabled. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Once the livestream is active, Uber said both the teen and the driver are notified. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/GMA\/Family\/uber-launches-live-video-streaming-teen-rides-letting\/story?id=135913135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/GMA\/Family\/uber-launches-live-video-streaming-teen-rides-letting\/story?id=135913135\">According to ABC News<\/a>, the livestream feature was officially introduced Aug. 25 in nine U.S. markets:<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland <\/p>\n<p>El Paso<\/p>\n<p>Orlando<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix <\/p>\n<p>Portland<\/p>\n<p>Raleigh-Durham<\/p>\n<p>Rhode Island<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cPrivacy is built into the experience from start to finish,\u201d the release said, in part. \u201cOnly the teen\u2019s linked parent or guardian can view the live video stream during an active trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">When the ride ends, the driver, guardian and teen will not have access to the stream due to encryption. The company said it will review the encrypted recording if an incident is reported. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">\u201cLive video is the latest way we\u2019re updating teen accounts to meet the needs of families and build on existing safety features like live trip tracking, PIN verification, and audio recording,\u201d the release states. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Uber said the feature will expand nationwide over the next few weeks. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Uber launched a livestream feature that allows parents to monitor their teen\u2019s rides in real&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[6527,82,84,83,13961],"class_list":["post-418104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-ksatkids","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news","tag-uber"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}