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- Lyft expanded its Women+ Connect option, launched in February 2024, to let riders select female, transgender, or non-binary drivers, with more than seven million passengers using it.
- Lyft’s app offers a one-tap 911 button and a check-in alert if a driver strays from the planned route.
- Human Rights Campaign chief of staff Jay Brown praised the feature, saying driver Gaddy Rodas reports female riders feel safer with female drivers on late-night trips.
