What to Know About Uber’s Big Rider App Update

Uber is announcing the first big redesign of their rider app since 2012 on Wednesday, a combination of optimized basics and totally new features that will roll out to users around the world over the next two weeks. Their product and design team described the makeover as a necessary overhaul, as the pile of options Uber has added over time have cluttered the experience and machine learning has given them a more robust ability to predict what people want.