Uber Just Got Less Awkward Thanks to an In-App Messaging Feature

Although Uber has successfully taken off as a cab service, reaching out to your driver to confirm your location has always been an ordeal. Now the process has been streamlined into an in-app messaging feature. The most recent update for the Uber app rolls out the new feature on the feed; when you tap "contact" a chat option will be present. Messages to drivers will be read out loud, as not to distract them from the road. Uber will tell you when a message is received and read like most chat apps,...