I am in a taxi right now, going from Tianmu to Xinzhuang. The taxi driver has no idea how to get to my destination, despite me telling him nearby landmarks, showing him the address, and him using Google Maps. What should have been a 35 minute journey is now nearing on one hour, and we still aren’t a…

Yeah, this is why I use uber now. You have to ask the taxi if they know where it is to make sure this doesn’t happen.

[image] Andrew0409: You have to ask the taxi if they know where it is to make sure this doesn’t happen. Do they always answer honestly?

That’s what I did today, he said yes.

Okay now we are in Banqiao :sweat_smile:

Most of the time, but I can almost always also tell when they don’t seem to really know.

We have now pulled over to look at a map.

[image] Taiwan's taxi service should adapt or die Living in Taiwan Uber and uber like services are the future. I know there are some apps now, but none of them as good as Uber when it comes to GPS maps, requests, preferences, and reviewing. Most of my taxi experiences are …

He had the wrong address on his Google Map directions.

Last time this happened the driver gave me a discount, lets see what happens this time. I can’t actually see the meter from my seat but I can hear it going up.

I hope you get a very generous discount. He basically doubled your travel time. Keep us updated

Why don't Taipei taxi drivers know where places are?

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Andrew0409 January 28, 2021, 12:21pm 8