Every day, a growing number of women are seeking alternative means of transportation in all parts of the country.
But more than just getting around, women are also looking for safety, comfort, and the convenience of being served by female drivers to avoid possible embarrassing situations.
With this audience in mind, Lady Driver emerged, a transportation app that works similarly to Uber, 99, Cabify, and many others.
Lady Driver’s difference is that it was created and designed entirely by a woman, exclusively for women.
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The creator of the app, Gabriela Correa, had the idea to offer this type of service after being harassed by a taxi driver.
Because of the embarrassment and trauma, and with the goal of preventing similar situations for other women, Gabriela created the app that allows only women to be drivers and also users of the service.
Men are accepted on rides only if they are accompanying a female user.
For now, Lady Driver was available only in the city of São Paulo and in some regions of Rio de Janeiro, but the idea is to expand the app-based service to several other Brazilian cities and states.
According to the team responsible for the Lady Driver app, there is a rigorous selection process for drivers, both private drivers and the cars themselves that will be used in the service.
This is one of the ways to offer users more safety, also taking their physical integrity into consideration.
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When registering a user, it is necessary to prove that the person is actually a woman.
Therefore, in addition to the required documents, such as CPF and personal data, the user takes a ‘selfie’ photo to show that the registration really belongs to a woman.
How does Lady Driver work?
The Lady Driver app works very similarly to other transportation apps.
The user enters the pickup address and destination address, and then the trip fare is shown on the screen, as well as the drivers available in the region where she is located.
The entire route is displayed on a map in the app so the user can follow everything in real time until reaching the destination.
The app is available for download for Android and iOS systems in two versions: Lady Driver Passenger and Lady Driver Driver. Just choose the version you want to sign up for and follow the instructions.
Although innovative, because it is a new app, Lady Driver still has some inconveniences that should be improved by its developers.
One of the major drawbacks of the Lady Driver app is the limited service area, as well as the number of available drivers registered in the app; this often means that a trip cannot be completed due to the lack of an available driver.
Other problems presented by the app are some bugs in the system itself that end up starting and canceling a ride without the user’s request.
