taxis

GPS

SUNA Traffic Now Getting Traffic Details From Taxis In Sydney

10:49AM Nick Broughall | On top of using the sensors in the roads to get the latest traffic information, the guys at SUNA are now monitoring Sydney taxis to get an even better look at how traffic is flowing. Although I hope they don’t pay too much attention at changeover time… More »
Regulars

Pay Attention to the Road Please, Sir

2:40AM Jason Chen | This taxi driver in Hong Kong has somewhere between six and eight mobile phones on his dash. Maybe he just uses phones people leave in the back? [Holygadzooks Flickr] More »
Vehicles

I Want Robot Taxis

5:40AM Jesus Diaz | This morning the L line was halted in NYC—my roommate and hundreds of desperate Williamsburg hipsters couldn’t get into Manhattan. And while the subway is still great*, I wish we had Robot Taxis. More »
Gadgets

New York City Toys With Tech Ideas For Cabs: May We Suggest GPS?

1:30PM Dan Nosowitz | The NYC “Taxi and Limousine Commission,” which apparently is a real thing, is tossing around tech ideas including iPod docking, GPS, and blocking mobile phone calls in the front seat to shut up talkative drivers. More »
Vehicles

Driverless, Electricity-Run Taxis Will Dominate UAE Eco-City

5:00PM Elaine Chow | The United Arab Emirates is planning a bunch of “personal rapid transit” devices: driverless taxis that run on electricity and could hit the streets of Masdar as early as this year. More »
Vehicles

17-Month Trip In Solar Taxi Ends At UN Climate Change Talks in Poland

5:00PM Elaine Chow | After 17 gruelling months, Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer’s around-the-world trip in a solar-powered car is finally over. Altogether, he traveled 51,500km and across 40 countries. More »