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> waiting in the cold for possible 5-10 whole minute

Isn't this largely solved by the GPS mapping of your ride from within the Uber app? You can easily see exactly where the driver is, and step outside right as the driver is pulling up, regardless of how long the total wait is.

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In my experience (using Uber in Shanghai and Beijing), the latency can be 0 to 2 minutes, so it's hard to time it exactly. It takes me 2 minutes to get from my apartment to the place where a driver would normally pick me up.

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