The article you link specifically says that they do NOT use the status information to charge, but have noticed a higher willingness to accept surge pricing (mak

The article you link specifically says that they do NOT use the status information to charge, but have noticed a higher willingness to accept surge pricing (makes sense) [0]. [0] "'We absolutely don’t use that to push you a higher surge price, but it’s an interesting psychological fact of human behaviour.'” - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/05/22/uber-app-can-detect-when-a-users-phone-is-about-to-die/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/05/22/uber-app-can-...