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...)
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...)