> However, media report that the driver is missing. He had allegedly registered to use the Uber service in a false name and disabled the GPS functionality from

> However, media report that the driver is missing. He had allegedly registered to use the Uber service in a false name and disabled the GPS functionality from his smartphone during the incident. I'll just skip over the background check failure here, and ask why doesn't the Uber Rider app keep the GPS function going during the ride? The server could compare notes and detect a bad operator whose Driver app has gone offline.