--- description: Uber rolled out its new SOS button in India on Wednesday as it looks to boost security measures. title: Uber: See the Uber SOS Button Rolled Out in India image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the SOS Button That Uber Rolled Out in India  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2015 1:55 PM CUT  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 12, 2015 1:55 PM CUT Uber rolled out [its new SOS button](http://blog.uber.com/send-status-sos "undefined") in India on Wednesday as it looks to boost security measures following the alleged rape of a customer by one of its drivers. After introducing tougher background checks for its drivers in India, the company said earlier this week that [it would add a panic button](http://time.com/3699913/uber-panic-button-india/ "undefined") to its app. The feature, which enables users to make an [emergency call to local police in two taps](http://blog.uber.com/send-status-sos "undefined"), became available in India on Wednesday, and the company says it would eventually be available worldwide.  Uber The San Francisco-based company also released the “Send Status” feature in India, which allows users to share details about their driver and route with up to five contacts in a move intended to increase accountability.  Uber Uber has faced [safety concerns around the world](http://time.com/money/3638599/uber-safety-technology/ "undefined"), and a woman who says she was raped by an Uber driver in New Delhi in December is [suing the company](http://time.com/3689041/india-uber-lawsuit-new-delhi-rape/ "undefined") in a U.S. federal court. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3706822/uber-sos-button/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3706822/uber-sos-button/"},"headline":"See the SOS Button That Uber Rolled Out in India","datePublished":"2015-02-12T13:55:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:45:12.440Z","description":"The feature enables users to make an emergency call to local police in two taps.","url":"https://time.com/3706822/uber-sos-button/","keywords":["Tech","Technology","apps","India","Security","Companies","Uber","ride sharing"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3706822/uber-sos-button/","name":"See the SOS Button That Uber Rolled Out in India"}}]}] ```