Uber Teams Up With Life360 for Teen Accounts

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass">SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Life360 and Uber have launched the next phase of a strategic partnership&comma; allowing Life360 members to request and coordinate Uber rides for teens and other family members directly within the Life360 app&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The integration combines Uber&&num;8217&semi;s trusted ride platform and safety features with Life360&&num;8217&semi;s real-time location sharing and coordination experience&comma; giving families greater visibility before&comma; during&comma; and after their loved ones&&num;8217&semi; rides for more peace of mind&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Life360 has 97&period;8 million monthly active users&comma; as of March 31&comma; 2026&comma; across more than 180 countries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The end of the school year often means more independence for teens and more complicated schedules for parents&period; As rides to activities and social events increase&comma; families often juggle multiple apps&comma; texts&comma; and check-ins just to keep everyone coordinated and informed&period; This new integration simplifies that experience while keeping safety and visibility at the center&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;During summer break&comma; teens take more trips to the mall&comma; movie theaters&comma; sports camps&comma; and other community destinations – with over 40&percnt; of teen rides happening while many parents may still be at work&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Margarita Peker&comma; Head of Family Verticals at Uber&period; &&num;8220&semi;Coordinating those schedules across different apps and conversations can quickly become overwhelming for families&period; Through our integration with Life360&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re helping make transportation simpler&comma; more transparent&comma; and easier to manage for everyone&comma; all under one app&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Family life is full of moments that don&&num;8217&semi;t fit the routine&comma; and getting loved ones where they need to go safely has become one of the biggest coordination challenges for modern families&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Kevin Sung&comma; VP of Product for Life360&period; &&num;8220&semi;By bringing Uber into Life360&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;re making it easier for families to coordinate transportation while giving parents greater visibility&comma; confidence&comma; and peace of mind throughout the journey&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Parents can now request rides directly to a family member&&num;8217&semi;s real-time location on Life360&period; Their pickup details are then automatically filled into the Uber app and the trip&&num;8217&semi;s progress can be followed on either the Life360 map&comma; alongside other family members&&num;8217&semi; whereabouts&comma; or the Uber app&comma; with access to live-trip tracking and other safety features&period; Live trip updates and arrival visibility help reduce uncertainty in the moments families care about most&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since launching in 2023&comma; Uber <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;edge&period;prnewswire&period;com&sol;c&sol;link&sol;&quest;t&equals;0&amp&semi;l&equals;en&amp&semi;o&equals;4713992-1&amp&semi;h&equals;366815007&amp&semi;u&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fwww&period;uber&period;com&percnt;2Fus&percnt;2Fen&percnt;2Fride&percnt;2Fteens&percnt;2F&amp&semi;a&equals;teen&plus;account" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener">teen account<&sol;a> users have completed tens of millions of trips across more than 50 countries worldwide&period; Parents can invite their teen &lpar;ages 13-17&rpar; to create a specialized account that allows teens to request their own rides and order food&comma; with parental supervision and key safety features – like trip tracking and real-time notifications for parents &&num;8211&semi; built into the experience&period; Only highly-rated and experienced drivers who have undergone a multi-step safety screening&comma; including a Motor Vehicle Record and criminal background check&comma; are able to receive trip and delivery requests from teen account holders&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Life360&&num;8217&semi;s partnership with Uber reflects the company&&num;8217&semi;s continued evolution as a family super app&comma; bringing together people&comma; services&comma; and experiences families rely on into a single connected experience&period; Designed to work across iOS and Android&comma; the platform supports more seamless coordination between families and the services they rely on&comma; helping them navigate everyday life with more ease and peace of mind&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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