New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Uber started having a pilot in-app video recording mode in India in May. According to the news released by TechCrunch, it has now silently rolled it out to 10 major cities, such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Jaipur and Lucknow. The company confirmed the trial after drivers in the Delhi-NCR region shared experiences of passenger misconduct and false allegations that can lead to penalties or account suspensions.

Drivers in participating cities can activate video recording during a trip. Riders receive an immediate in-app alert when recording starts. Uber says the footage is stored only on the driver's device, is double-encrypted, and remains inaccessible to anyone, includi...