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title: "Kentucky defensive driving course"
description: "Kentucky regulations require rideshare drivers to complete a two-hour driver safety training course each year, with collision prevention and safe driving habits as its focus. Starting June 25, 2019, drivers cannot receive trip requests in Kentucky through the Uber app until they upload a passing-course certificate to their account. The online course costs $15: drivers begin through the Online Training Center’s “New Partners” option, use the email address and phone number associated with their Uber account, and verify that the confirmation-page username matches the official name on their license. After training, drivers download the certificate or open the certificate page’s printable completion confirmation, then upload it to their Uber account; unfinished training can be resumed through the driver portal’s “My Courses” section."
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# Kentucky defensive driving course

[Uber](https://yomu.fyi/company/uber) · Aug 28, 2026

**Type:** Tutorial

## Summary

Kentucky regulations require rideshare drivers to complete a two-hour driver safety training course each year, with collision prevention and safe driving habits as its focus. Starting June 25, 2019, drivers cannot receive trip requests in Kentucky through the Uber app until they upload a passing-course certificate to their account. The online course costs $15: drivers begin through the Online Training Center’s “New Partners” option, use the email address and phone number associated with their Uber account, and verify that the confirmation-page username matches the official name on their license. After training, drivers download the certificate or open the certificate page’s printable completion confirmation, then upload it to their Uber account; unfinished training can be resumed through the driver portal’s “My Courses” section.

## Context

Kentucky regulations require all rideshare drivers to take a driver safety training course annually. Beginning June 25, 2019, drivers are not eligible to receive Kentucky trip requests through the Uber app until they upload a certificate showing they passed the course.

## Approach / What changed

Drivers complete a two-hour, $15 online course through the Online Training Center, using the contact details associated with their Uber account and verifying their official name. After passing, they download or print the completion certificate and upload it to their Uber account; training can also be resumed through the driver portal’s “My Courses” section.

## Takeaways

- The required course takes two hours and focuses on collision prevention and safe driving habits.
- The course costs $15, and the order confirmation username must match the official name on the driver’s license.
- A passing certificate must be uploaded to the Uber account before Kentucky trip requests become available.

**Tags:** [Compliance](https://yomu.fyi/topic/compliance), [Education](https://yomu.fyi/topic/education)

- Source: [Uber](https://www.uber.com/us/en/blog/kentucky-defensive-driving-course)
- Source URL: https://www.uber.com/us/en/blog/kentucky-defensive-driving-course
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-09T14:22:02.513Z

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