Uber Will Conduct Yearly Background, Driving Checks

DETROIT (CBS13) – Uber will now require drivers to undergo criminal background checks. The company announced a string of new safety features Thursday morning in a blog on its website.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote the company has conducted criminal checks and driving record screening on potential drivers since Uber started nearly nine years ago. Now Uber will also run background and driving checks on drivers every year. The ridesharing company will also invest in new technology to quickly id