&gt;&gt; &quot;drivers took my word over the GPS every single time when I gave directions&quot;<p>So wouldn&#x27;t a driver knowledgable of the city streets that you don&#x27;t ever have to give directions to be better?<p>I use Uber all the time but I find that regular taxi drivers are better in traffic as they tend to know ways around it the GPS doesn&#x27;t provide. I also regularly get GPS focussed drivers taking 1 turn too early and driving in a circle to get back to where they started to make the correct turn (twice this week already). I still prefer Uber overall but dismissal of street knowledge because GPS is &#x27;better&#x2F;more accurate&#x27; doesn&#x27;t gel with my experience at all.