Women might drive for Uber and Careem in Saudi Arabia soon.

The ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was lifted on Sunday, and ride-hailing services Uber and Careem say they'll start preparations and training for female drivers to join their workforces, reported Forbes Middle East.

Women can now work as Careem drivers in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam, reported Forbes. Uber plans to roll out a feature this fall that will allow women to choose to be connected to female riders, Forbes added.

Saudi Arabia is one of the most conservative countries for women in the world. Only one in five Saudis employed in the country are women, reported Quartz. Inconvenient transportation has played a role in blocking women from pursuing jobs because they previously needed male relatives to provide rides, according to Quartz. As the ban lifts, new opportunities are available for Saudi women, including being Uber and Careem drivers.

Uber launched in Saudi Arabia in 2014 and Careem came along a year later, with the latter operating mainly in the Middle East. Uber accepted $3.5 billion from the government's Public Investment Fund in June 2016 and gave Saudi Arabia a seat on its board, reported Quartz.

The companies didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

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