Her internet petition is calling for Uber and Lyft to add QR codes or other identity tech to their apps.
This undated photo provided by the Columbia Police Department shows Samantha Josephson, a University of South Carolina student who was reported missing after last being seen Friday, March 29, 2019. The university on Saturday confirmed the death of the student. The recent murder of 21-year-old University of South Carolina college student Samantha Josephson, who got into the car of a fake rideshare driver, has spawned a safety campaign called #WhatsMyName.
It's a terrifying outcome to a common mistake, as anyone who has ever waited for a driver and walked up to the wrong car can attest. And it has birthed theRide-share companies like Uber and Lyft have added a lot of features to their apps to increase rider safety — but this person wasn't her Uber driver, so the situation was outside their control.
Specifically, one of Josephson's classmates, Sydney Ford, is lobbying Uber and Lyft to add QR codes to their apps that would easily match a driver to a passenger as the passenger approached. So far,to add those QR codes, and it's growing hourly.
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