A 3-year-old girl used a simple song her mom made up to teach her how to call 911 to summon help when the woman fainted. When the 24-year-old and three-months-pregnant Jessica Eaves fainted ...

Patronus offers people a third option: residents can press a single button in a free app that dials 911 and provides an Oakland dispatcher with their location.

Now a California school district is piloting a smartphone application that brings all those capabilities together and allows students to reach out for emergency help with a touch of a button.

If you ever get into any sort of trouble inside an Uber car and want to call 911 quickly, you’ll be able to do so right inside the app. It’s not such a huge hassle to call 911 from the phone ...

Emergency response: To access 24/7 support from emergency response specialists, the user must either press the emergency button on their mobile device or the wrist or pendant help button.

Uber has announced that it is launching a text 911 feature from the ride-share company’s in-app emergency button for riders and drivers in Massachusetts starting Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Uber launched a new safety feature. It’s a 911 button that allows riders to call dispatch. The function also sends a real-time location to police.

The new 911 button is embedded in a set of new tools for riders that provides license plate information for the car they're riding in as well as their approximate location.

Uber's 911 emergency button rolls out across the US to help keep riders safe It's also coming to the driver app this summer.