Originally Posted by
joelfreak
Has anyone used Uber since they returned? I can't seem to find many reports, and want to know how easy it is to find drivers, or if its like some cities on Uber where there may be 5 drivers in the entire city, and you can NEVER get one.
Car availability (in Taipei at least) has improved a lot in the last two months, wait time is usually 5 minutes and rarely exceed 10 minutes. All the cars (UberX) are operated by car rental companies and carry their own commercial passenger insurance (TWD 9M minimum). Non-surge rate is around 20% cheaper than taxi.
One thing to note though, the phone connecting service used by Uber never reliably connect my US number with the driver's, so if you can't find the driver its gonna be a bit annoying.