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Uber's done a u-turn on tips the ride-sharing company now lets passengers tip their drivers starting in Seattle Minneapolis and Houston and rolling out to all us drivers at the end of July riders will see the option in the IVA app and that's just the tip of the iceberg because ubers also adding more for drivers including driver injury protection insurance a cancellation fee if your rider cuts and runs after more than two minutes and a $2.00 teen fare uber has resisted tipping for a long time and only let drivers accept them informally in the past its main US competitor lyft offers tips so why rollout tips now ubers had a bumpy ride this year with scandals including a blog post in February from former employee Susan Fowler detailing sexual harassment allegations CEO Travis kalanick was caught on camera arguing with the driver and the New York Times uncovered a secretive tool called gray ball that uber used to evade law enforcement last week Cal Anik took a leave of absence from his role as CEO this came after an independent investigation that recommended changes to senior leadership it was obviously hoping that by rolling out changes for drivers it will shift gears for the brand image