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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — Are regular rideshare apps not thrilling enough for you? Need some excitement, or is it your fantasy to ride in a dark window-tinted SUV with an armed bodyguard like a scene out of “Succession?”

Well, now you’re in luck.

Protector is now available on the iOS and Mac App Store, offering rideshare services like we know with Uber and Lyft, but with a twist. Your ride comes with a personal “protector” in the form of former military and law enforcement professionals who are, of course, armed with guns.

To describe the new app in simple terms, one mobile app advisor, Nikita Bier, took to X on Wednesday.

“Over the last few months, I’ve been advising Protectors: a new app for ordering an on-demand security detail,” Bier said. “Or more simply: Uber with guns.”

Protector app
The Protector app, described as “Uber with guns,” launched in Los Angeles and New York City this week. (Protector app)

The app, as of Thursday, was available only in Los Angeles and New York City.

When booking, you can select the amount of “protectors” you want inside your ride. You can choose their dress code between four options: “Business formal” (a traditional suit), “Business Causal” (a lighter suit without a tie), “Tactical Casual” (a polo shirt with tactical pants and shoes) and “Operator” (full-on SWAT attire).

You can select as many as three vehicles to be included in a motorcade.

With one passenger requesting a single Cadillac Escalade with one “protector,” scheduling a pickup at KTLA’s Hollywood newsroom at 6 p.m. on Saturday would cost $1,000, according to the app. It would offer 5 hours of protection, which is the minimum amount of time that can be selected.

The cost can be split between up to five people.

That fare doesn’t include a membership, which is required. That runs for $129 per year.

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