System glitch allows Sydney Uber Eats drivers to pick up passengers for rideshare trips
by Josh Taylor from on (#672A1)
Food delivery drivers must meet additional criteria in order to be eligible for rideshare
Uber has blamed a glitch in its system for allowing Uber Eats drivers in Sydney to pick up passengers for rides without signing up and going through the checks required for rideshare drivers.
Earlier this week, Uber Eats drivers posted in Facebook groups they had noticed they could take reserved" Uber rideshare rides - that is trips that passengers have booked in advance - through the driver app.
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