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Uber’s senior accounts, with larger typeface and fewer buttons, are now widely available

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74% Informative

Last month , Uber started testing new accounts for senior citizens, with a larger typeface, fewer buttons, and easier-to-follow instructions.

The company sees senior accounts as a necessary product in a world where one out of six people will be 60 years old or over by 2030 .

The new senior accounts will appear as part of Uber ’s family profile feature that also includes teen accounts.

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English

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