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> ...Uber’s GPS navigation is unspeakably bad in most metros, offering idiotic routes... On this tangent: I took a few Lyfts around LA recently, with the drive
by mturmon 7y ago
> ...Uber’s GPS navigation is unspeakably bad in most metros, offering idiotic routes...
On this tangent: I took a few Lyfts around LA recently, with the driver following Lyft navigation. For the longer airport rides, that navigation was indeed "unspeakably bad", diverting onto surface roads that ended up adding 15 minutes to a 45-minute trip.
Not being in a hurry, I let it play out on two trips. I looked at traffic conditions on my own phone and there was no construction or accident that would cause the diversion.
Are Uber and Lyft using their own nav solution, or are they contracting it out?
- jen20 7y agoI believe Uber used to use Google maps and switched away from it to something else. Where I live now, it doesn’t understand that Uber cars are registered as minicabs and can therefore use a variety of roads closed to normal cars. Consequently what should be a 2-3 minute pickup is often quoted as 15 or more as it suggests the driver will be going around the entire city perimeter when they can actually go across. Fortunately the drivers (usually) know that and completely ignore the GPS!