Taxis

Science

Even If You’re Old You Can Learn New Tricks With Really Freaking Hard Work

12:40PM December 9, 2011 | Kristen Philipkoski

London is a crazy mixed-up city, navigation-wise. It’s so hard find your way around that when taxi-drivers learn to, they say they’ve Acquired The Knowledge. And now scientists say The Knowledge actually changes drivers’ brains. More »


Cars

This Is The New New York City Taxi

12:30AM May 4, 2011 | Justin Hyde

The city of New York will choose Nissan as the supplier for the next generation of taxi cabs, giving the Japanese automaker an exclusive 10-year contract for the city’s fleet of 13,200 yellow people haulers. More »


Software

Swan Taxis App For iOS Lets Perth Residents Track Their Taxi In Real Time

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10:54AM February 7, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Apps for booking taxis are nothing new, but the new iOS app for Perth-based Swan Taxis introduces the kind of features that remind you just how awesome smartphones are. The free app lets you track your cab in real time, plus estimate your fare before you even place your booking. More »


News

How Did This Woman Survive A 23-Floor Jump?

6:20AM January 25, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Pure luck, that’s how. She decided to kill herself today, jumping from the 23rd floor of the Hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires. Fortunately, the taxi in where she landed wasn’t too hard and she survived. Injured but survived. More »


Cars

Taxi Of Tomorrow Design Contest Results In Elaborate Cycling Death Trap

5:00AM January 17, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Drivers need to be better about seeing cyclists and sharing the road, and vice versa. This is undeniable. The Tunnel Taxi, however, is not the solution to this problem. More »


Software

iAppalooza Travel: Taxi Pro

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4:30PM October 20, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Getting a cab in Sydney is a hit and miss affair – both in finding a free cab and getting a driver who doesn’t treat Ray Hadley like the messiah. That’s why we use Taxi Pro to book cabs on the odd occasion we have to jump into a cab. More »


New York City Taxis Updating Their Displays To Look Like iMacs

7:20AM October 1, 2010 | Casey Chan

Taxi-top displays, those triangular advertisements on top of NYC cabs, are getting a facelift. And even though it looks like the base of an iMac is now attached to the roof, I think it looks good. Or at least better. More »


NYC’s Depressingly Congested Traffic, Mapped By Taxicab GPS

6:20AM March 25, 2010 | Matt Buchanan

Why I take the subway: This is what NYC traffic congestion looks like, charted by the GPS units built into cabs. The real surprise is that average travel speeds remain a crushingly slow 7mph (11km/h), even when everybody’s at work. More »


SUNA Traffic Now Getting Traffic Details From Taxis In Sydney

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10:49AM July 6, 2009 | 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 »


Pay Attention to the Road Please, Sir

2:40AM May 16, 2009 | 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]

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