Mobile phones Uber riders leave behind most

Mobile phones topped the list of items Uber users in Bangladesh left behind the most during rides taken in 2021, says a study.

The top ridesharing app shared a list of the items passengers most commonly leave behind in cars in its sixth edition of the study report on Uber Lost and Found Index 2021, according to the report released on Monday.

This index is a snapshot of the most frequently forgotten items, as well as the days of the week and times of the year Uber riders tend to report items as lost in Bangladesh.

According to the study, objects including phones, cameras, headphones, and keys top the list of items left in Ubers across Bangladesh last year, followed by utility items like wallets, keys, clothing, glasses and umbrellas in the top 10 most forgotten item categories.

The study said that Friday and Sunday were the most common days to report lost items, especially around the afternoon around 4 PM.

Medicine prescriptions followed by boxes of sweets or chocolates topped the list of 20 most unique lost items.

Head of Bangladesh & East India, Uber, Armanur Rahman, said, “At Uber, we are customer-focused, and the Lost and Found Index allows us an opportunity to educate our customers about Uber’s in-app options in a fun and informative manner,” he said.

“It is available to riders at the tap of a button, in case they lose or forget something during their rides. Riders should check everything before getting off their ride. However, if riders lose something, we have options created in the app to retrieve those lost items,” Armanur added.

Backed by rider insight and captivating data, the lost and found index aims to educate riders in an innovative way about Uber’s in-app options available to them at the tap of a button, in case they lost or forgot something in their Uber during their trip.

The company has also made detailed guidelines available for its users to report and locate the belongings they have left behind during a ride.