This past summer, Lyft began testing its driver verification program in nine cities. Now, the feature will be available ...

Lyft is rolling out, among other features, verification badges for riders in a bid to improve safety on the ride-hailing ...

After successful testing in nine cities, Lyft has announced that it’s expanding its rider verification program across the ...

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Ride-share companies are not only prioritizing passenger safety, but driver safety as well. A new package launched on Lyft on ...

Along with the rider verification program, drivers will be given a new ride-accept screen with more information such as name, rating, phone and verification badge of passengers, Lyft said.

With either company, the verification system works about the same: rider names are cross-referenced against a database to ensure they are who they say they are. Failing that, riders can upload ...