I had a situation with Uber where the driver missed an exit, even though he had a GPS and it was telling him to take it. I think it was an honest mistake, and not him trying to run up the meter. But it bugged me that he didn't bother to do anything about it. That missed turn made the trip nearly 10 minutes longer and I had to pay for it. There should be some way for the driver adjust the fare to compensate for when stuff like this happens.
This happened to me too, except we ended up in an hour-long traffic jam. Still didn't cost very much, and traffic was pretty bad elsewhere, but yeah.
Basically, if your Uber driver starts using a traditional GPS instead of Google Maps, get worried. That's my experience using Uber in LA for longish trips out to Marina del Rey, anyway.
(Going the other way: "The LA convention center? Where's that?" "Right next to the Staples Center." "Do you know what streets?". I did, but really? I'm from New York and don't have a driver's license, and _I_ know how to get there...)
there is - the driver can end the ride early based on an informal estimate of the ride length. There used to be an insurance issue with this (not covered after the passenger leaves), but no longer.
