I did my first uber ride last night. I had to drop my car off at the shop and didn't feel like bugging the friends who usually give me a ride to and from there again. Quite pleasant once I got signed up. One oddness - I tried to set up my pickup before I brought the car to the shop (a delayed pickup at 7:15 from the shop), since I knew I'd be there by then. It told me "delayed pickup was not available in that area" (only about 10-15 miles from me). I wonder what that restriction is for?
Other than that, the driver showed up within 10 minutes once I got to the shop and requested the pickup from my current location, and we had a nice chat (in her very-clean car) about our dogs on the way home.
I'm curious - does one tip an uber driver? I've heard conflicting advice on this.