Chariot for Women is Uber's new competition
Chariot for Women is Uber’s new competition. Chariot for Women is an app sharing service that allows women and boys 12-years-old and younger to get “safe rides.”
The company , which only employs women, has a slogan titled “Driving women towards empowerment and safety.”
Michael Pelletz’s, a former Uber driver, founded the company. His wife, Kelly Pelletz, is the company’s president.
Michael Pelletz said that he founded Chariot for Women after an experience he had one night while driving for Uber.
The quote on the company’s about page reads as follows, “A 20-something man stumbled into Michael’s backseat, incoherently babbling behind his rolled-back eyes…He would pass out, wake up, squirm violently and reach repeatedly into his pocket before passing out again.”
Following his experience, Pelletz began questioning how the situation would have ended if he were a woman, “What if I was a woman. How would a woman handle that situation, especially when I was so nervous myself.”
Pelletz’s questioning if the situation would have been worse if he were a woman is something that is real for many of the women who have had incidents with an Uber driver.
Uber has become the poster child for unsafe rides due to the many reports about sexual assaults and rapes being committed by Uber drivers.
A report by Buzzfeed shows a screen shot of the number of complaints Uber’s customer service representatives receive.
Based on the report , customer service representatives receive 5,827 complaints about rape and 6,160 reports about sexual assaults.
Uber tried to dispel the allegations by saying that the results were not accurate and were due to a glitch in the software the company uses.
However, Uber had to quickly issue an apology after Zendesk, the company which provides the software, hit back at Uber’s claims that Zendesk’s product is defunct.
Uber is quoted as saying, “We apologize to Zendesk for using an imperfect and fictitious example that doesn’t accurately represent their search functionality.”
Some people have gone to Chariot for Women’s twitter page to express excitement about the service.
Michael Graceffa tweeted, “@MisterPreda @ChariotForWomen @USATODAY thank god my best friends mom almost got raped in a @Uber.” Klease tweeted "@ChariotForWomen @kellympm This is a really great idea! My last Uber ride was scary. I’d like to discuss a charity with you, let’s connect.”
Chariot for Women began service on February 9, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts is the only state where Chariot for Women is located.
Pelletz said that he will expand the company’s services beyond its current location in Massachusetts.
The company , which only employs women, has a slogan titled “Driving women towards empowerment and safety.”
Michael Pelletz’s, a former Uber driver, founded the company. His wife, Kelly Pelletz, is the company’s president.
Michael Pelletz said that he founded Chariot for Women after an experience he had one night while driving for Uber.
The quote on the company’s about page reads as follows, “A 20-something man stumbled into Michael’s backseat, incoherently babbling behind his rolled-back eyes…He would pass out, wake up, squirm violently and reach repeatedly into his pocket before passing out again.”
Following his experience, Pelletz began questioning how the situation would have ended if he were a woman, “What if I was a woman. How would a woman handle that situation, especially when I was so nervous myself.”
Pelletz’s questioning if the situation would have been worse if he were a woman is something that is real for many of the women who have had incidents with an Uber driver.
Uber has become the poster child for unsafe rides due to the many reports about sexual assaults and rapes being committed by Uber drivers.
A report by Buzzfeed shows a screen shot of the number of complaints Uber’s customer service representatives receive.
Based on the report , customer service representatives receive 5,827 complaints about rape and 6,160 reports about sexual assaults.
Uber tried to dispel the allegations by saying that the results were not accurate and were due to a glitch in the software the company uses.
However, Uber had to quickly issue an apology after Zendesk, the company which provides the software, hit back at Uber’s claims that Zendesk’s product is defunct.
Uber is quoted as saying, “We apologize to Zendesk for using an imperfect and fictitious example that doesn’t accurately represent their search functionality.”
Some people have gone to Chariot for Women’s twitter page to express excitement about the service.
Michael Graceffa tweeted, “@MisterPreda @ChariotForWomen @USATODAY thank god my best friends mom almost got raped in a @Uber.” Klease tweeted "@ChariotForWomen @kellympm This is a really great idea! My last Uber ride was scary. I’d like to discuss a charity with you, let’s connect.”
Chariot for Women began service on February 9, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts. Massachusetts is the only state where Chariot for Women is located.
Pelletz said that he will expand the company’s services beyond its current location in Massachusetts.
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