50 Uber Messages That Made People Say “Wait, What?”

I don’t know about you, but I’m a simple person with simple needs, so most of my Uber rides go something like this: request a car, get in, exchange a quick hello, then ride in peaceful silence until we arrive. A polite goodbye, boom—instant 5 stars. Beautiful.

Naturally though, it’s not always like this, and sometimes more communication is involved. Usually it’s nothing special or memorable, just “traffic’s bad today” or “yeah, this weather, right?” But for these folks? Well, their drivers had something very different to say.

Instead of small talk, they got ridiculously funny messages and painfully awkward exchanges you truly can’t make up. People ended up screenshotting the chaos and sharing it online, and we’ve rounded up some of the most hilarious ones below—buckle up and enjoy.

#1 To My Driver On 28 July…thank You For This Gem Of A Drop Off Photo

#2 Well That’s A Pleasant Change From The Usual

#3 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

Uber was founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Garrett Camp and Travis Kalanick after they had trouble getting a cab in Paris during a snowstorm. What started as a simple idea to request rides through a smartphone app has transformed into a global transportation giant. The company launched publicly in San Francisco in 2011 and has since expanded to operate in approximately 70 countries and 15,000 cities worldwide.

#4 Delivering Christmas Cheer

#5 Messages Between Wife And Dd Driver Who Saw Our “Congrats It’s A Girl” Yard Sign

#6 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

The numbers behind Uber are pretty wild. The platform has over 180 million monthly active users and coordinates an average of 36 million trips and delivery orders per day. Since its inception, Uber has coordinated 64 billion trips and has grown to include not just ride-hailing, but also food delivery through Uber Eats, package delivery, and freight transport. The company now works with over 8 million drivers and couriers globally.

#7 Just Got The Best Response From My Dasher. Currently Loling

#8 I’m A Hungry Boy

#9 Dasher’s Response To My Note Asking Them To Be Quiet

With such massive scale comes inevitable variety in experiences. When you have millions of people interacting every single day, you’re bound to get some truly memorable exchanges. While most rides are perfectly ordinary, some result in the kind of awkward or hilarious text messages that people can’t help but share online. These moments range from drivers sending oddly specific instructions to passengers asking the most bizarre questions imaginable.

#10 This Made Me Snort Laugh

#11 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#12 Dasher Added A Religious Tract To My Bag

But alongside the funny stories, there are legitimate concerns that many users have raised about feeling uncomfortable or unsafe in rideshares. People have reported feeling unsafe due to drivers behaving erratically, being verbally aggressive, or making inappropriate comments during rides. Both passengers and drivers have the ability to report when they feel uncomfortable, and these concerns are taken seriously enough that accounts can be disabled for guideline violations.

#13 Niceeee!!!!!

#14 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#15 Driver Left Order At A Gas Station

One common worry is that the screening process might not catch everyone who shouldn’t be driving. Background checks can miss certain issues, and the gig economy model means rideshare drivers don’t have the same regulatory oversight that traditional taxi drivers do. There have also been situations where companies didn’t act quickly enough on customer complaints, allowing problematic drivers to keep operating for longer than they should have.

#16 Never A Dull Moment

#17 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#18 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

To address safety concerns, Uber has built several features into the app. There’s a button that connects you to emergency services and automatically shares your location and trip details with authorities. The app can also detect if your trip goes off-course or if there might have been a crash, then checks in to see if you need help. You can share your trip status with friends or family so they can track where you are in real-time.

#19 What Would You Do

#20 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#21 Bruh Can You Just Be Normal

The app also lets you record audio during your ride, which gets encrypted and can be accessed later if you need to report something. When you communicate with your driver through the app, your actual phone numbers stay hidden from each other. There’s even a safety agent you can contact during rides if something feels off but isn’t quite an emergency situation.

#22 Caught Red Handed 😂

#23 Customer Tried To Get Me Detained Today

#24 Ever Lose An Order Because It’s At A Crime Scene?

For drivers, Uber does multi-step background checks looking for things like impaired driving and violent offenses. They recheck drivers at least once a year and use monitoring technology to flag new issues between those checks. The app also uses photo verification to make sure the person driving is actually the person who passed the screening.

#25 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#26 Crazy Encounter

#27 It Finally Happened To Me 🤦🏻‍♀️

Still, even with all these tools, both riders and drivers need to stay aware. Verify the driver matches what’s in the app before getting in, sit in the back seat when you can, and trust your gut if something feels wrong. You can end a trip early if you’re uncomfortable, and the fare will usually get adjusted. No system is perfect, so knowing what safety features are available and actually using them when needed makes a real difference.

#28 Who Is In The Wrong Here?

#29 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#30 My Doordasher Is Stuck In The Elevator

#31 Why Avoid Cameras?

#32 My First Doordash Order Of The Night LOL

#33 Ok That’s A New One

#34 I Have Never Had A Customer Say This

#35 Totally F’d Up

#36 Do You Think I Can Get My Account Back?

#37 He Had Me Come Out To The Car To Get It. I Had To Sign Off My Meeting

#38 Poor Dude Never Expected A Request Like This In My Life

#39 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#40 I Mean Why Not😂

#41 Unsure How To React To This

#42 We Ordered Pizza

#43 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#44 Cmon Man. I Can’t Just Get My Food?

#45 Dasher Feeling Flirtatious

#46 Just Give Me My Food Please And Thank You. Leave Jesus Christ Out Of It

#47 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#48 Should I Be Worried?

#49 Funniest-Uber-Drivers-Texts

#50 Dasher Calling Out Dairy Queen

#51 Why Are People Like This?

#52 Should I Report My Doordash Driver For Trying To Hit On Me?

#53 Thanks I Guess

#54 I Messaged Her BF Too Much?

#55 What Is This Even About

#56 I Don’t Like That This Guy Knows Where I Work Now 😅

#57 Wtf Is This LOL

#58 Delivered To The Wrong House And They Didn’t Even Apologize

#59 Woke Up To This

#60 Help!!! This Dasher Won’t Stop Texting Me. I Have Not Responded To Him But Does He Have My Number Or Is He Texting Through The App? I Live Alone So These Texts Are Creeping Me Out 🙁 Thank U!