[PilateDeGuerre]

The complaint about the time going from 2 minutes to 8 minutes and also the car getting further away before getting closer sounds like the Uber drivers are doubling as Lyft drivers or other taxi-like apps. They have every incentive to always have a passenger in the car. It sounds like they are communicating with Uber that they will pick Noah up while they are almost done delivering a passenger from another service.

[russell_h]

What I've seen a lot of is drivers marking my ride as complete when they get within a few blocks of my destination. I originally wrote it off to the driver trying to earn a better rating in light of heavy traffic or navigation difficulties, but it seems to be becoming more routine. In a few cases they've accepted another fare before they even drop me off.

Recently I saw this for the first time on a trip to SFO, which actually makes a lot of sense - since its a fixed price, they're not giving anything up by marking my ride complete as soon as they hit the exit for SFO.