Yango Ride has published its Safety Report for 2024–2025, showing a 31 per cent reduction in reported grave traffic violations globally, falling from 9.83 to 6.76 per million trips over the period.
Reckless driving incidents declined across every region the company tracks. The Middle East and South Asia recorded the steepest drop, at 47 per cent. Africa fell 38 per cent and Latin America 24 per cent. Across all markets combined, an incident or near miss is reported on average once per 64,000 kilometres.
The report also covers efforts to reduce unwanted contact between passengers and drivers after trips end. In markets where Yango Ride introduced privacy-protecting call technology and number masking, post-trip contacts fell sharply: by 81 per cent in Peru, 78 per cent in Colombia, and 31 per cent in Pakistan, according to early 2026 data. The company’s anti-fraud systems blocked 17,275 passenger accounts globally during the same period.
“Yango Ride is a technology service built to make every connection between a passenger and a partner driver safer and more accountable. The results from 2024–2025 show that consistently applied technology – supported by human expertise and local knowledge — can deliver measurable improvements. Reported grave traffic violations dropped by 31% globally. Post-trip contacts decreased sharply in markets where we rolled out protected communication. These are not isolated results: they reflect a framework that operates before, during, and after every ride, across every market where we work. We will keep investing in prevention, detection, and support — because safety is a continuous responsibility, not a fixed set of features”, Roman Karlash, Chief Executive of Yango Ride said in a statement.
The safety system spans three stages. Before a trip, driver verification includes licence checks and recurring selfie controls. During a ride, passengers and drivers can share route details with contacts, reach support, or trigger an SOS function connecting directly to local emergency services. After each trip, both parties can submit feedback that feeds into their ratings.
Yango Ride operates across more than 25 countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Africa, Latin America, and South Asia. Beyond the app, it has built partnerships with public institutions in several markets.
In Pakistan, an integration with the Punjab Safe Cities Authority automatically transmits trip data to police when a user contacts emergency services. In Angola, a formal agreement with the Integrated Public Security Center provides a structured channel for incident cooperation.
In Zambia, a road safety initiative developed with the Zambia Road Safety Trust introduced infrastructure improvements and safety education at five schools in Lusaka, reaching around 8,000 learners.
The company notes that figures for grave violations and reckless driving are based on classified passenger reports submitted through in-app channels, normalised per million trips to allow comparison across periods and regions.
