Uber is making it easy to spot a ride with a hardware accessory called Beacon, a light fixture drivers can add in their car to signal passengers. Beacon is a Bluetooth-enabled, circular LED display ...

One year after testing color-coded rider pickups in Seattle through a system called "SPOT," Uber today announced that the initiative is now called "Uber Beacon," and beginning December 16 it will ...

Finding the right Uber car might not be very hard at an empty parking lot, but when you're coming out of a nightclub or a sports event, there might be dozens of similar cars (most of them invariably ...

Uber has introduced a new feature that the company claims will help its customers identify their cabs more easily, without having to go through the whole process of matching the license plate number.

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The ride-hailing company adds new features, like "request for a guest," live location sharing, and a glowing windshield "beacon" light. Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET covering the on-demand ...

No matter where you live, it's likely you've used Uber or a similar ride sharing service at least once in the past. Now, Uber's new feature, called Uber Beacon, is potentially a big game changer, ...

Finding your Uber on a dark night can be a challenge, but the ride share company is hoping a new tool will make locating your ride easier. The device is called the "Beacon," and can be found on an ...

Uber announced Thursday it will be deploying new hardware called Uber Beacon in select cities, starting in Miami, Denver, Nashville and Newcastle in the UK. The new piece of hardware is a small, ...

While ride-hailing companies have made it easier than ever to identify your driver and the car they're driving, there's often room for mix-ups, especially when it's dark. In an attempt to bring some ...