NEW YORK, Feb 17, 2026, 14:05 EST — Regular session
- Uber shares rose about 0.5% in afternoon trading
- Life360 partnership expands into linked accounts, trip tracking and ride booking
- Markets await Fed minutes on Wednesday as investors watch the rollout timeline
Uber Technologies Inc shares were up about 0.5% at $70.33 in Tuesday afternoon trading after Uber and Life360 said they will expand a partnership that lets users link accounts for real-time trip tracking and ride booking. (PR Newswire)
The move matters because Uber is trying to keep families — and especially teens — inside its ecosystem, where one rider can mean repeat trips, food orders and subscription add-ons. It is also a bet that safety features can be a product lever, not just a compliance line item.
For investors, the timing is awkward and useful at the same time. Uber’s growth story still leans on higher trip frequency, but markets have been quick to punish anything that looks like higher costs or slower margins.
The companies said Life360 users will be able to connect their Uber accounts, including teen accounts, with features such as ride booking and live trip visibility. Uber’s Margarita Peker called it “a one-stop experience,” while Life360 CEO Lauren Antonoff said the service should feel “seamless and practical.” (Streetinsider)
Uber launched teen accounts in 2023 and says they have completed tens of millions of trips across more than 50 countries. It said teen trips are limited to screened, highly rated drivers, with parents getting live tracking and notifications. (Stock Titan)
Life360 shares were up about 0.7% at $49.65.
Uber has also been cycling through leadership changes that investors watch for signals on discipline. A filing showed the company planned for CFO Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah to step down on Feb. 16, with Balaji Krishnamurthy set to assume the role. (SEC)
In delivery, Uber has been widening its map. It said this month it would expand its food-delivery business into seven new European markets in 2026 and is targeting an extra $1 billion in gross bookings over three years — gross bookings is the total value of rides and deliveries booked on the platform. (Reuters)
The stock, though, is still trading in the shadow of its latest earnings reset. Earlier this month Uber forecast profit below estimates, with the company pointing to cheaper rides and higher taxes weighing on margins even as trips climbed. (Reuters)
There are obvious risks. The Life360 features roll out later in the year, and there is no guarantee that “linked accounts” turns into meaningful bookings or loyalty in a crowded app landscape. Uber also faces litigation overhang; a U.S. jury earlier this month ordered it to pay $8.5 million in a sexual assault case, a verdict that lawyers said could influence similar claims. (Reuters)
What’s next is partly macro. Markets are set to digest minutes from the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting at 2 p.m. EST on Wednesday, which can shift rate-cut expectations and the tone for growth stocks. (Federal Reserve)
