Indeed. Anecdotally I've felt like Uber has gotten worse in NYC - probably because they originally started by recruiting experienced drivers, promising greater

Indeed. Anecdotally I've felt like Uber has gotten worse in NYC - probably because they originally started by recruiting experienced drivers, promising greater income (and delivering it). At this point it feels like that pool is tapped out, and they're starting to recruit a lot of drivers who just don't really know the city as well. The last 3 Uber rides I've had from my office in Brooklyn the driver didn't know how to get on the Manhattan Bridge. With yellow cabs or early-Uber drivers you never see them futzing with a GPS unit, but this is now a regular experience. Uber recently lowered UberX prices in NYC to be lower than yellow cabs. Funnily enough, given the lack of experience of their drivers and the amount of time I waste circling, or having them type things into a GPS unit, it seems more like a price correction to me than a real price drop. Scalability. It's hard.