Uber launched real-time authentication system: connect the first self portrait-Uber, step-IT information

Uber Friday added a new function, before the start of each stroke, some drivers need self timer to confirm the identity.

Real-time identity verification has two purposes, first to prevent the driver's account is used, and the second is to allow customers to share travel with greater confidence.

"Several drivers, public accounts, accounts or steal drivers is still a relatively low frequency of issues, but when it happens, it may pose a bigger risk to us. So we have to put in security resources to solve the problem. "Uber Joe Sullivan, chief security officer said.

"In the past few months, we have been among the tens of thousands of drivers tested the new system. 99% of the time, photos are able to match on. "He said. And he said, that does not match the photos, all because of "bad light."

WhosDrivingYou.org is a site operated by Taxicab,Limousine and Paratransit, on top of it, 2016 over links to 24 accidents, all occurred in a shared way. And operating company of the website is Uber and Lyft competitors for many years. Last winter, a Michigan Uber drivers during the course of his service, killing 6 passengers.

Uber's 2 million drivers are not employees of the company but the contract, so you can avoid a lot of legal problems. Meanwhile, in order to reassure drivers, Uber has also introduced a range of services, including retirement plans.

Sullivan added that not every driver is being asked to do the self check, "because we don't want to burden to the system is too big". Algorithm decides which what one needs to do when checking, for example, if a driver often from different cell phones and login to his account at different locations.

Self portrait is completed, Uber will use Microsoft's image recognition service photos to determine the identity of the driver. "Humans can easily tell two people's looks, but computers cannot. "Microsoft's Executive Vice President Andrew Shuman said.

Microsoft's cloud based service is implemented through precise measurements, such as measuring the distance between the eyes, measuring the distance between nose and lips. If not consistent with archive photos, driver's account will be temporarily shut down, Uber employees will also be investigated.

Uber is now providing customers with their travel-related information, including driver's name, photo and photos of vehicles and vehicle location diagram. But as soon as the car arrived, passengers can only rely on themselves to decide the accuracy of the information. "For our customers, we just want to make sure they can trust us. "Sullivan says.

Uber推出实时身份认证系统：接单请先自拍 - Uber,优步 - IT资讯

Uber本周五添加了一个新功能，在每次行程开始之前，有一些司机需要自拍以确定身份。

实时身份校验有两个目的，第一是防止司机的账户被乱用，第二是让客户对共享出行公司有更大的信任。

“几个人公用一个司机账户，或者盗取司机账户现在还是一个比较低频的问题，但是一旦发生，就有可能给我们造成比较大的风险。所以我们还是要投入安全资源解决这个问题。”Uber首席安全官Joe Sullivan如此说道。

“在过去的数个月里，我们已经在几万名司机中间测试了这套新系统。99%的时间里，照片都能匹配得上。”他说。而他还说，那些没有匹配上的照片，全都是因为“糟糕的光线条件”。

WhosDrivingYou.org 是一家由Taxicab，Limousine和Paratransit运营的网站，在它上面，有2016年超过24起意外事故的链接，全都发生在共享出行途中。而运营该网站的公司正是Uber和Lyft多年的竞争对手。在去年冬天，一个密歇根州的Uber司机在他的服务过程中，射杀了6名旅客。

Uber的200万司机并非这家公司的雇员而是合同工，这样可以避免许多法律问题。同时，为了安抚司机们，Uber还推出了一系列包括退休帮助计划在内的服务。

Sullivan补充说，并不是每一个司机都被要求做自拍核对，“因为我们不想给系统太大的负担”。算法会决定哪些时候哪些人需要做检查，比如说如果一个司机经常从不同手机和不同位置登录他的账户。

自拍完成后，Uber将会用微软的图像识别服务处理照片，以确定司机的身份。“人类可以很轻易地分辨两个人的长相，但电脑不能。”微软的执行副总裁Andrew Shuman如此说道。

微软的这项云基服务通过精确测量来实现，比如测量两眼之间的距离，测量鼻子和嘴唇的距离。如果与档案照片不相符，司机的账户将会被暂时关闭，Uber员工也将会跟进调查。

Uber现在为客户提供与他们出行有关的各种信息，包括司机的名字，照片和车辆的拍照，以及车辆位置示意图。但是一旦车辆抵达，就只能靠乘客自己决定信息的准确性了。“对我们的客户来说，我们只想确定，他们随时可以信任我们。”Sullivan这么说道。