Today I forgot my iPhone in an Uber black car. I couldn’t have imagined a better experience. As soon as I realized it, I logged into iCloud and started playing the lost sound on my phone while tracking it on a map as it sped off on the freeway. After a little while, I watched as the dot on the map came back up the freeway, took a wrong exit, got back on track and a few minutes later, I walked out my front door to greet the Uber driver as he pulled up.
I had a tip ready, but his first words were “I am so sorry”. He insisted it was his fault for not checking the back seat after I got out. Thank you Uber. Thank you Apple. For creating amazing products and delivering a vastly superior service that make a world of difference. Perhaps the best part was that during the whole short incident, there was not a moment of anxiety. I trusted Uber would do the right thing and I knew that even if something happened, I could remote wipe the phone. Not being stressed out at all when something like this happens is worth a whole lot in itself despite what the final outcome is.