INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Rather than haphazardly hailing a cab or driving home under the influence, Uber provides a relatively safer way to get from point A to B on
an indulgent evening.The company has been curious about its drunk users, applying for a patent with the United States Patent and Trademark
against their usual behavior, using information like location, data input accuracy, data input speed, interface interaction behavior, the
particularly unusual state may be matched with drivers who have special training or expertise, or may not be provided service at all.In the
vast majority of cases, hailing an Uber is one of the safest ways for a drunk person to get home
On the other hand, Uber has run into issues with drivers who have sexually assaulted passengers
CNN reports that at least 103 Uber drivers in the US have been accused of sexually assaulting or abusing passengers in the last four years,
with many of the police reports noting that the passengers were inebriated or had been drinking before getting into the car.Notifying
drivers when a passenger is drunk could save those drivers the headache of hauling around an out-of-control passenger, or prevent drivers
from dealing with passengers who puke in their car, which may lead to disputed charges
But the system described in this patent could also allow for predatory behavior by malicious drivers.There is also the broader implications
