Lyft finally adds a 911 button for passengers

Almost a year after Uber introduced a 911 button for passengers, its main competitor Lyft is finally doing the same.

Last fall Lyft added an emergency assistance feature to the driver app, but passengers still needed to call  911 or Lyft's 24-7 response line if they had a problem. Now, in the "coming weeks," riders will see a button in the app that calls 911.

Uber's 911 button goes a step further by automatically sharing location data with emergency personnel. Lyft's driver button requires drivers to tell 911 their location. More details about the passenger version are supposed to come out soon, a spokesperson said. Read more...