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On the other hand, I’ve been in several ubers in nyc where the driver clearly had no idea how to get anywhere. When confronted with some closed streets for a planned parade, he got stuck in traffic and had no idea how to get out. I hopped out of the Uber, hailed a yellow cab, and sailed to my destination. Cheaper too.

Ended up using only yellow cabs since this was not an isolated incident. Taxis ended up saving us $3-5 on each ride over Uber and the drivers were not hopelessly dependent on google maps.