No footpaths, smelly clogged sewers and chaotic traffic compared to even other cities and does not present anything of the past French outpost apart from heritage buildings.
The auto rickshaws have no meters and drivers fleece tourists according to their capability. Uber doesn't work here, OLA cabs are still expensive. Visit to Auroville one way taxi will cost you Rs 500. Not a good experience even for the backpackers or first time visitors. The beach promenade is the only location I would like to remember about Pindicherry.