There are private taxis and "shared taxis" that are price controlled called savaris.
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In other cities, taxis have extensively revamped their tech features to compete: New York City's taxis now have an app and Long Beach rebranded its taxis to attract younger riders.
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Avoid taxis in poor condition, motorcycles and motorcycle taxis, and crowded top-heavy buses and minivans.
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The Taxis for All Campaign previously led a similar discrimination lawsuit over yellow taxis, which resulted in a settlement that requires half of all yellow taxis to be wheelchair accessible by 2020.
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Futuristic-looking air taxis remain stuck in the future What about those neat-looking electric air taxis?
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"Right now there are legal taxis and illegal taxis," said Mat Ali, 54, who drives an Express taxi and says his monthly income has fallen 60 pecent since app-based taxis became popular.
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Ten of these silent taxis now ply the roads of Kyoto, out of Miyako's fleet of 354 taxis.
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Starting out with motorbike taxis in 2015, Go-Jek has since expanded to taxis, private cars and more.
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Taxis argue their sector is more heavily regulated so ride-hailing companies acting like taxis constitute unfair competition.
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Skip Cars and Taxis Chauffeured cars and taxis in London can cost a few hundred pounds a day.
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Green taxis are "tourist taxis," which you can hire for one-off drives, round-trips or day excursions.
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Kenyan roads are full of motorcycles taxis, known as boda bodas, that are much cheaper rides to car taxis.
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It partners with professional drivers in some markets, it partners with local taxis and even moto-taxis in others.
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"In other parts of the world, if there are too many taxis some just stop being taxis," Smith said.
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It might not be flying taxis, but self-driving taxis on the road started test runs in Dubai on Sunday.
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We still have the government [regulating taxis] so every fee is determined with collaboration and no taxis are allowed to overprice.
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Testers expected taxis to yield the highest amount of bacteria, as cleanliness seems to be the biggest complaint people have with taxis.
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Its initial service was booking licensed taxis, but it has since expanded to cover Uber-style private hire, carpooling, motorbike taxis and more.
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Today, there are 1,859 yellow taxis and 655 green taxis, which primarily serve northern Manhattan and the other boroughs, that are wheelchair accessible.
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For those less familiar with Grab, it includes motorbike taxis on demand, alongside private cars and licensed taxis in six countries in Southeast Asia.
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South Korea has about 250,000 licensed taxis and sees about 9 trillion won (8 billion) in annual revenue from taxis, Meritz Securities has previously estimated.
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Cruise's plan is not to sell the vehicles but to operate a system of autonomous taxis — essentially, robo-taxis — that can be hailed via an app.
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Its operations, connecting travellers with taxis, private cars and motorbike taxis in six countries, straddle a region that is twice as populous as America and swiftly urbanising.
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Toyota says that currently about 70 to 80 percent of taxis on the road in Japan are Comfort or Crown sedans, exclusively intended for use as taxis.
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Go-Viet, its Vietnamese service, offers food delivery and motorbike taxis, Get in Thailand operates motorbike taxis and in Singapore Go-Jek provides four-wheeled car options.
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Its services are primarily focused on licensed taxis and private cars, but Grab also offers motorbike taxis, shuttle bus services and carpooling in a selection of countries.
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"Right now there are legal taxis and illegal taxis," said Mat Ali, 54, an Express taxi driver who marched in front of parliament as others burned tyres.
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With no need to pay a driver, self-driving taxis will be a lot cheaper than taxis today, ushering a big shift toward Uber-style ride hailing.
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Currently, there are 4,251 green taxis on the road; in July, the green taxis provided an average of 29,503 daily rides, down from 42,979 the year before.
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Aside from this new Pedal service, Ola also offers licensed taxis, private cars, car pooling, motorbike taxis, shuttles and autorickshaws options across more than 100 cities in India.
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"Some people have in mind taxis that mainly serve individual passengers, while others are thinking about share taxis that move a handful of passengers at once," says Loro.
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South Korea has about 250,000 licensed taxis and sees about 9 trillion won ($8.46 billion) in annual revenue from taxis, according to Meritz Securities analyst Kim Dong-hee.
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As a backup, download the Easy Taxi or 99 (formerly 99 Taxis) apps, which work like Uber except that they call regular taxis and have no surge pricing.
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Joby recently announced a deal with Uber to deploy its air taxis on its ride-hailing network — though its unclear whether Toyota's air taxis will make the cut.
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The drivers, who are part of the Land Transportation Drivers Association (PPAD), include drivers of three-wheeled Bajaj vehicles, motorcycle-taxis called ojek, and small private buses and taxis.
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"Taxis will be able to drive up to the charger and a wireless charging session will automatically start," Hoffner added, explaining that taxis could charge while waiting for new customers.
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JapanTaxi says 60,000 taxis, or about one-fourth of taxis in Japan, are registered on its service, which it claims gives it the biggest marketshare among Japanese taxi-dispatch apps.
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The driverless taxis will follow optimal paths for picking up and dropping off passengers to reduce traffic congestion and moreover, they could be cheaper than Uber and regular taxis, MIT said.
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The autonomous system will now be ready by the beginning of next decade, Daimler said, without disclosing when it had first envisaged the commercial launch of automated taxis, or robo-taxis.
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Flying taxis: At least 20 companies around the world are testing machinery, laying the groundwork and starting discussions with government officials in a high-stakes race to roll out flying taxis.
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In the world of ridehailing apps and fast-funding, Singapore-based Grab — which offers licensed taxis, private cars and motorbike taxis in six countries — hasn't raised at the frequency of others.
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Take Taxis or Walk Taxis are a safe and economical way to get around; Ms. Gillmore advised having your hotel or restaurant call a radio taxi, which registers all its drivers.
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Fazzoli and his colleagues published a study in Road Vehicle Automation in 2014 estimating 300,000 driverless taxis could replace the current number of taxis 780,000 while keeping wait time under 15 minutes.
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"About 70,000 app-based vehicles compete with more than 30,000 black cars and livery cars, 13,500 yellow taxis and about 20163,000 green taxis," the Wall Street Journal's Paul Berger reported in May.
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But beneath this brusque treatment lies a rich set of norms and customs that have helped the shared taxis, known as "service" taxis (or "servees"), survive the incursion of Uber into Lebanon's capital.
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Didi already offers a lot more services that Uber — regular taxis, peer-to-peer taxis, carpooling, buses, chauffeuring and even test drives — so it isn't clear exactly how it can expand its offerings.
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Almost 2100,000 petrol powered taxis in Beijing will gradually be replaced with electric vehicles, and any new taxis on the road must be electric, according to a report by the National Business Daily.
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Rental cars (33%) and taxis (11%) account for the rest.
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Taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts pick up and drop off riders.
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The city also provides financial incentives for wheelchair accessible taxis.
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Uber was able to move upstream to attack taxis directly.
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You mentioned earlier you don't fuck with Uber or taxis.
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Sure, let's include hyperloop and eVTOLs, or air taxis, too.
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While LEVC didn't announce pricing, London taxis don't come cheap.
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Its services include licensed taxis, private cars, motorbikes and more.
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Autonomous air taxis that can take off and land vertically.
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Some 67,000 of Beijing's 71,1003 taxis currently run on petrol.
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Athens's ubiquitous yellow taxis were absent from the city streets.
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Autonomous cars are coming, so why not start with taxis?
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They gather around it, it's playing in taxis, in marketplaces.
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Dubai's autonomous flying taxis have finally been cleared for takeoff.
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People will get about using flying taxis, Saudi officials say.
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Can I ask you to call a couple of taxis?
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Hinomaru Kotsu has already replaced half of its 620 taxis.
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"He continued to take Yangon taxis everywhere," Myo Win said.
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Uber's flying taxis will be serving Los Angeles by 2020.
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Traditional taxis already have a sensible limit to minimize congestion.
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That will apply to taxis, Ubers and Lyfts as well.
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Some stores and taxis won't let people in without masks.
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They drive your taxis, dress your wounds, clean your houses.
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In Dubrovnik, Uber drivers have been accused of attacking taxis.
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Two water taxis sped up behind, their drivers glaring furiously.
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In Quito, taxis parked across some streets to block traffic.
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Fears of infection have impacted car travel and taxis, too.
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Singapore's traffic isn't heavy enough to warrant air taxis, really.
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You may also prefer to hail rides from licensed taxis.
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Drivers of Indonesia's PT Blue Bird Tbk and PT Express Transindo Utama Tbk taxis had called for a ban on ride-hailing services, claiming they were subject to less stringent requirements than conventional taxis.
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Commuters are free to choose between street-hail taxis and private hire cars, and it is a fact that private-hire car drivers' incomes are directly impacted by intense competition with street-hail taxis.
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To beat the congestion, many residents have turned to the city's fleet of motorbike taxis, known as boda-bodas; hundreds of thousands of such taxis are currently in operation, and their numbers continue to swell.
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The app also allows clients to hail taxis and luxury vehicles.
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It's far harder to navigate, say, every state's regulations on taxis.
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In Singapore, where Grab is headquartered, car taxis are the norm.
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Can the ridehailing giant disrupt shipping the way it did taxis?
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But either way, Uber self-driving taxis would continue to exist.
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Barcelona taxis also offered free service to anyone who needs it.
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So rather than airlines, these aircraft could operate as air taxis.
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But new ideas, including driverless taxis, are coming around the corner.
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It also offers motorbike taxis in Indonesia, India and Vietnam, however.
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There were also certain areas that weren't as ripe with taxis.
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Go deeper: Tesla's bet on robo-taxis is a long shot
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A rendering of one of the autonomous air taxis in flight.
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This wasn't the first negative experience I'd had with French taxis.
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E-Volo is not the only company developing flying VTOL taxis.
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Grab's app allows users to summon taxis, private cars and motorbikes.
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Taxis are relatively cheap in China, making them a popular alternative.
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He accuses the charities of becoming "taxis" for people-smuggling gangs.
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The robo-taxis could be what kills off the Tesla Paradox.
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Unlike taxis, Uber isn't required to provide services for disabled passengers.
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In Thailand, Go-Jek offers motorbike taxis, food and delivery services.
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On the phone he orders two taxis and then hangs up.
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Qualifying travel purchases including flights, hotels, transit, taxis and ridesharing services.
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All together, S.Ride claims to cover 10,000 licensed taxis in Tokyo.
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What kind of services could a fleet of bike taxis prompt?
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A frustrated passenger tries to leave the plane while it taxis.
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In contrast, yellow taxis are capped by city law at 13,587.
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As for the transportation there can be cars, taxis, or bikes.
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Las tarifas de los taxis, en temporada alta, suelen ser elevadas.
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It aims to make flying taxis cheaper than owning passenger cars.
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If taxis are highly, but poorly, regulated, Uber resists all regulation.
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To the Editor: I've been taking taxis for almost 50 years.
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As he explained, Uber isn't about to start making air taxis.
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In the future, the skies could be filled with flying taxis.
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Let's also examine the number of ride-sharing vehicles and taxis.
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Even taxis heeded the warnings and mostly vanished from the streets.
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Waymo outfits its taxis with LiDAR sensors, cameras, and radar equipment.
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What did I see amid the glut of taxis and pedestrians?
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All new taxis that hit the road need to be electric.
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In many cities, taxis are regulated by public service commissions (PSCs).
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Only taxis were allowed to pick up people on the street.
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But contemplating the buses and taxis whizzing by, I chickened out.
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Shoeless children climbed on top of taxis for a better view.
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According to Shanghai Highlights, there are over 50,000 taxis in Shanghai.
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Other companies, like Uber, are developing their own electric flying taxis.
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Kitty Hawk is not the only company developing flying taxis however.
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Passengers waited in long lines to catch taxis and public transportation.
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But think about that theoretical fleet of Uber-like autonomous taxis.
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Other ridesharing apps aren't working and all the taxis are full.
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That discount — though it still makes an average taxi fare 15 percent more expensive than UberX — may go a long way, considering one prime advantage that taxis have: Unlike Uber, taxis can use the bus lanes.
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It called on drivers to reduce the number of passengers in minibus taxis from 15 to 10, and in smaller taxis to no more than three, instead of the five or six who crammed in previously.
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Flying taxis: The German start-up Lilium is among at least 20 companies around the world testing machinery, laying the groundwork and starting discussions with government officials in a high-stakes race to roll out flying taxis.
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There are no taxis around, so I have to take the bus.
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Update: There's a video of the tunnel concept Why not flying taxis?
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She says since that moment she only takes registered taxis or Uber.
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I walked around at night all the time, I took motorcycle taxis.
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The ads all declared that UberX rides were now cheaper than taxis.
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Taxis had an average of just more than 27,000 CFU/sq. in.
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There are other taxis coming my way, probably looking for a fare.
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Perhaps our dalliances with autonomous vehicles and robot taxis are a mistake?
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Uber said it will start testing driverless taxis in Pittsburgh next month.
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Hackett says automated goods delivery has as much promise as driverless taxis.
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At the moment it owns 23,175 yellow taxis and 12,525 blue ones.
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Uber just concluded its three-day conference on on-demand, flying taxis.
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And why yellow taxis are much less likely to get into accidents.
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The capital city said it already successfully trialed autonomous taxis last August.
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Drones and flying taxis aren't Boeing's only VTOL projects in the works.
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Maybe ride-hail is best as a monopoly, like taxis once were.
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Or perhaps until Uber finds its own Amazon Web Services (flying taxis?).
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Their core products — private vehicles acting as taxis — are still famously unprofitable.
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My grandmother discourages taking taxis because she is scared I'll get kidnapped.
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Peloton Technology is moving autonomous vehicles along faster than most robo-taxis.
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Eight taxis and six auto rickshaws were partly visible in the wreckage.
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That's because Japan doesn't allow unlicensed private cars to operate as taxis.
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But for Tan, taxis are as much personal as they are business.
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The plane carrying astronaut Scott Kelly taxis upon landing at Ellington Field.
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People have noted that the robo-taxis have improved in those situations.
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We race through the streets of Taipei, a convoy of two taxis.
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Firefly raises $30M to bring more ads to Ubers, Lyfts and taxis
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In December, Waymo launched self-driving taxis in Arizona for paying customers.
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After baggage claim, it was a short walk to buses and taxis.
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"Eid means fewer taxis," said Samuel Schwartz, a former city transit commissioner.
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Proposed features mentioned in the consultancy reports are said to include:Flying taxis.
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Breaking into autonomous taxis could drive Tesla shares higher, says one analyst.
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Employees struggle to get approval for routine expenses, from taxis to training.
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Waymo is already operating a test fleet of driverless taxis in Arizona.
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And don't use public transportation, ride-sharing or taxis to get there.
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Even the taxis in the park — some are owned by the ADF.
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Airbus intends to test autonomous airborne taxis by the end of 248.
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They'd give me cash to pay for hotels, taxis and nights out.
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For comparison, taxis have a fixed $1 surcharge only between 4 p.m.
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Hotels need to evolve, just as taxis and other businesses have discovered.
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A few people wandered the streets trying to hail taxis, in vain.
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Platforms like Uber, Netflix and Airbnb disrupted taxis, movie theaters and hotels.
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For decades, taxis in Los Angeles have operated under a franchise system.
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Taxis, buses, or any way to get around that isn't by foot.
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Richard went to ask the attendant at the parking garage about taxis.
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"Everyone even went home in their taxis with a bag!" she said.
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I began walking seventy blocks at a time or splurging on taxis.
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Yellow became the official color of New York's medallion taxis in 22020.
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Private air taxis, meanwhile, could be in flying as soon as 2023.
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That shouldn't be surprising, because taxis have always been a cruddy business.
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"His only rule was that you couldn't take taxis," Mr. Gray said.
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Taxis provide essential transportation to doctors' offices, medical procedures and laboratory testing.
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They didn't go into it thinking that they would be replacing taxis.
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And as in many German cities, the number of licensed taxis in Frankfurt is capped, at just over 1,700 cars, which means that at peak times, there is often more demand for rides than there are available taxis.
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Convoys of blue and white taxis operated by PT Blue Bird and PT Express Tansindo Utama blocked the city's main thoroughfares, while clashes broke out between some drivers of traditional taxis and motorbike riders working for the online apps.
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Taxis versus buses, luxury hotels versus guesthouses or hostels, guides versus going solo.
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Eventually, Waymo hopes to bring its robo-taxis to other cities and states.
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There were more than 30 taxis lining the thoroughfare, filled with snoozing drivers.
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Manned hovercraft taxis sounds a lot like the future The Jetsons promised us.
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The travel category includes spending on flights, hotels, car rentals and even taxis.
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I'm that girl that will wear masks in public — on planes, taxis, Ubers.
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As a result, UberX wasn't initially very competitive with taxis for most passengers.
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Uber is also developing air taxis and driverless car technology, among other things.
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ComfortDelgro is the market leader in Singapore with a fleet of 15,000 taxis.
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Today, both Uber and Grab have taxis and regular cars on their service.
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Taxis also had partitions between drivers and riders, and probably for good reason.
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The skies above our cities are about to become abuzz with flying taxis.
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Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says the ships have become "taxis" for people smugglers.
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Yangon, has a population of about 5.21 million people and approximately 50,000 taxis.
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Integrating such taxis into air-traffic-control systems should not be too hard.
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After overcoming technical hurdles, electric air taxis must still be licensed by regulators.
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Already it has payments, taxis on-demand, music and video streaming, and more.
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They clearly state the next phase of their evolution is having robo-taxis.
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The option is strictly for booking rental cars, not chauffeured cars or taxis.
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When taxis fly... A California-based company is working to make that happen.
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Uber's plan is to develop and commercially deploy these air taxis by 2023.
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The people's needs were being unmet by taxis and ignored by the regulators.
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Drivers for both trucking and autonomous taxis won't be irrelevant for some time.
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Taxis, private chauffeurs and e-scooters are available on this ride-hailing service.
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En direct de #portemaillot : les #taxis se font entendre #greve #uber #vtc pic.twitter.
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Several cities recently implemented a prohibition on taxis and buses transporting undocumented migrants.
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" Signs have also been posted on billboards and buildings saying "Uber = Fake Taxis.
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Uber may choose to undercut taxis slightly, but it's about more than price.
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That compares with 40% for car-hire and a piddling 14% for taxis.
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And we wrap with "water taxis" that are giving test rides in Paris.
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It has sunk money into everything from food delivery to taxis and robots.
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UL] to bring the first air-taxis by 2025, Bloomberg had reported. [bloom.
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In Kenya he mostly uses "boda boda" motorcycle taxis on his sourcing missions.
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Taxis have over-performed all day long, picking up more passengers than usual.
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One of Uber's biggest initial advantages over taxis was a cashless payment experience.
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One PDVSA worker said simple expenses like taxis are now off the table.
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Flying taxis could be whizzing over your head as early as next year.
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That in turn would unlock new approaches to air travel, like air taxis.
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Popular Mechanics wrote that Uber's flying taxis will be safer than conventional helicopters.
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Morocco only recognizes conventional taxis and has no provisions for private hire vehicles.
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If you're heading farther out, you want the beige ones, or grand taxis.
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A number of rival companies have been laying the groundwork for air taxis.
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Or, maybe this is why Hyundai is working on air taxis with Uber.
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Or, maybe this is why Hyundai is working on air taxis with Uber.
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"Some paid 500 euros to get taxis, others have started walking," he said.
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This year, many of the cafes were closed and the taxis stood idle.
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You end up taking taxis or hiring drivers instead of exploring on foot.
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But tourism has ground to a halt — gutting hotels, taxis and tour companies.
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The vast majority of taxis in the city are Mercedeses — fueled by diesel.
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"Sometimes it's a stare-down with the taxis and truck drivers," she said.
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Taxis from the Santa Cruz Ferry terminal to Puerto Ayora cost about $63.
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Commercial vehicles, taxis, bikes, and buses are all allowed on the major thoroughfare.
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Topping the list is transportation, via volunteer drivers, taxis or ride-hailing services.
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It's easier in many cases to navigate on foot vs taking taxis places.
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Around 90 percent are taxis or ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft.
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Is it that there is discrimination re: gender/race in taxis in general?
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Magazine ____ Michael Cohen's ventures spanned taxis, a casino boat, real estate and ethanol.
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Taxis also had partitions between drivers and riders and probably for good reason.
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Taxis are readily available, and the streets around the hotel are pedestrian-friendly.
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Taxis are more expensive, and the Uber app is more convenient, she said.
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Taxis serve another purpose, according to Mr. Murray, of the city's Transportation Department.
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Both companies make use of motorcycle taxis as well as cars and trucks.
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Batteries powering air taxis will need to deliver better range than currently available.
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Taxis knotted up at roundabouts decorated with fountains and newly installed solar panels.
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That figure includes ridesharing, taxis, mass transit, corporate fleet vehicles and rental cars.
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However, bike taxis are currently only allowed in two states, Goa and Haryana.
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The center serving drivers of New York's yellow taxis is 3,000 square feet.
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Outside major cities, taxis are a also major source of income and employment.
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In contrast, yellow taxis are capped by city law at just under 13,600.
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Uber's rise in France has forced change on taxis, changes that benefit consumers.
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Uber isn't the only firm that wants to make flying taxis a reality.
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However, one of the 2019 honorees, Gloria Von Thurn und Taxis, proved controversial.
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"I hope that Austria will be the place where thousands of these drones, of these air taxis will be built and I hope that very soon we will see a lot of these air taxis in the air," Hofer said.
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Reuters cites figures from the Ministry of Public Works for Madrid, the only Spanish city where Uber is currently active, which indicates there are more than 2,000 licensed private hire vehicle taxis in the city vs about 15,000 traditional taxis.
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Uber had argued that France should have sought the European Commission's approval for a new taxi law, which contained measures on taxis and mobility apps, including one that said only official taxis could use geolocation technology to show available cars.
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It's one of the busiest thoroughfares for buses in the UK. Taking the buses and taxis away certainly will help reduce NO2, but the capital's efforts to introduce zero-emission taxis and buses would likely help in that regard, too.
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Whether Waymo will become the Uber of self-driving taxis remains to be seen.
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Coffee, pet food, or even taxis could all be ordered with just a tap.
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People who drive taxis, Uber cars, transit buses or delivery trucks would be losers.
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Suddenly you don't need drivers for taxis, buses, garbage trucks, deliveries, you name it.
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Fleets of driverless taxis are projected to deliver billions in annual profits by 2030.
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Headlines General Motors aims to run fleets of self-driving taxis by 2019 on.ft.
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If the people aren't happy with taxis, devise an alternative to meet their needs.
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Lots and lots of things—my keys (in the couch), my jackets (inside taxis).
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It's also the first time presidential campaigns spent more on Uber rides than taxis.
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We brought yellow taxis to the Uber app, for a little while at least.
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It also brought into the market many consumers who wouldn't regularly use traditional taxis.
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Taxis, Ubers and personal cars — autonomous or otherwise — dominate the roads, guzzling mainly gasoline.
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Dubai has just signed a deal with EHang to launch drone taxis this summer.
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Taxis queued in front of Howrah station on January 30, 2016 in Kolkata, India.
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Elderly people are increasingly seen driving taxis, serving in supermarkets and even guarding banks.
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And it creates a two tier system between private hire vehicles and black taxis.
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She urges regulators to favor Lyft and Uber over taxis for safety reasons. 7.
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Uber does also operate motorbike taxis in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, and Vietnam.
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The company is settng up a division for flying cars and on-demand taxis.
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Petrol and diesel taxis will continued to be allowed in the area until 2022.
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Bell says it wants its electric air taxis to be accessible to everyone else.
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And the trucks would be more active in residential areas than self-driving taxis.
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But it won't be flying taxis or bike-share that save Uber from itself.
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People who drive taxis, delivery vehicles and trucks are most directly threatened by AVs.
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The robo-taxis would compete with ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft.
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"You'll find doctors, highly qualified doctors with PhDs, and engineers driving taxis," Fitzgerald said.
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Didi runs car pools, minibuses and buses in addition to taxis and luxury cars.
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But one possible reason for the lower fees is that many fliers avoid taxis.
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My parents say it was -50 C and no buses or taxis were running.
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Saddled with debt, some taxis drivers have committed suicide — six in as many months.
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And With that, he drops a prediction of robot taxis being available in 2020.
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Grab, previously known as GrabTaxi, allows users to book motorbikes, private cars and taxis.
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But the platforms are doing much, much better than the taxis that preceded them.
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"Despite the regulations on taxis, discrimination is still rampant," Brown told reporters this month.
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We shower, pack, and make sure everyone's taxis have been scheduled for tomorrow morning.
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Many are now in low-skilled jobs, driving taxis and working in grocery stores.
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Uber's presence in Taiwan has led to a 30 percent decrease for traditional taxis.
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Guys were running for the exits, jumping in taxis to get out of there.
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Companies pin their hopes on "electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles"—autonomous, flying taxis.
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You already ride in cars in which you have no control: They're called taxis.
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He quit a job in IT to drive taxis because it made him happy.
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Transportation costs can add up quickly, especially if you use private shuttles or taxis.
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Because while Overwatch League slowly taxis to the runway, Overwatch esports have been grounded.
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The agency also recommends organizing taxis through apps, major hotels, or over the phone.
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Do you see office workers commuting every morning, vendors selling street food, taxis, etc.?
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Even Airbus, a major airplane manufacturer, is looking at building its own flying taxis.
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Unfortunately, there wasn't any train service, meaning buses and taxis were the only options.
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Their rockets are the taxis that can take us where we want to go.
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Ditch Taxis and Cars Ms. Hickox's favorite way to explore Paris is on foot.
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That means avoiding any public areas like work, buses, schools, taxis, or grocery stores.
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The collapse of business travel spending on taxis and rental cars is just stunning.
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That competition is not only taxis and other ride-sharing companies, but public transportation.
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Revenue from restaurants, stores, taxis, rental cars and parking is subject to less oversight.
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It is providing shuttles from nearby towns as well as water taxis from Boston.
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Countless Kenyans also use motorcycle taxis, which were not widely available 10 years ago.
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Air taxis may be flying above our heads with regularity sooner than we think.
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After they landed in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Heo put the women in taxis again.
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Let taxis be permitted to be the sole random street-hailing service for customers.
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Franklin Lambert, 71, a taxi dispatcher, showed up at Susan taxis about 5 a.m.
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Some motorcycles are used as taxis, with wagons attached to the back for passengers.
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Ya no se ofrecen nuevas licencias para los taxis negros que funcionan con diésel.
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Uber may choose to undercut taxis slightly, but it is about more than price.
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Tour buses, vans and taxis packed with riders lumbered out of the parking lot.
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Bribes were paid and taxis took narrow mountain roads to avoid armed conflict zones.
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And it is opening a laboratory in Paris to work on electric flying taxis.
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When we arrive at the Airbnb, we realize taxis only take cash in Lisbon.
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The plan is to make taxis a lot more like their app-hailed rivals.
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For BYD or the regular taxis, at this moment, we're still subsidizing the price.
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BREAKFAST BROWSE Uber and Hyundai have teamed up to develop flying taxis So ... planes?
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Currently, TransLink hires taxis to give door-to-door rides to some disabled people.
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While traditional taxis also have their safety risks, those numbers are still quite troubling.
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After each attack, taxis and pickup trucks collected casualties and sped toward the villa.
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"Sometimes the taxis just drive past me," he said, refusing to pick him up.
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London wants its taxis and ride-share vehicles to go emission-free by 2033.
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Where you're up all night, and you're coming home at dawn hearing the taxis.
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This is a step in the right direction, but why not match the mayor's rhetoric with a system that puts taxis and ride-hailing drivers on the same footing — by reducing regulation of taxis but not increasing regulation on Uber ride-hailing companies?
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Cruise plans to have its robo-taxis providing public rides by the end of 2019.
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The character even appeared as the mascot on the bright orange taxis throughout the city.
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Erdogan gazes back from nearly every billboard in Konya, and sometimes buildings and minibus taxis.
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Nearby, some Zimbabweans queued for cash outside banks while public taxis ferried commuters to work.
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Sometimes it just came down to things like taxis that were out of our control.
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Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says the charity-run ships have become "taxis" for people smugglers.
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A recent study suggests taxis, rental cars and ride-hailing vehicles are full of germs.
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It won't be easy for the ride-hailing firm to put taxis in the sky.
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Today he owns a shop and three motorcycle taxis, and employs workers on his land.
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"It's one of the reasons we've been able to displace taxis so quickly," Chen said.
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Larry Page's "Kitty Hawk" aims to launch autonomous flying taxis in New Zealand by 2021.
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Yeah, but at the end of the day, people just don't like using traditional taxis.
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In many places rides cost less than a quarter of the fare charged by taxis.
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It's calling this "Project Black Bus" — black being the typical color of London's traditional taxis.
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Driving Uber taxis or delivering meals are not really jobs at all, the argument goes.
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Uber currently uses human drivers, of course, but riders often dislike taxis for other reasons.
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It's not just cars — subways, buses, trains, taxis, Ubers, Lyfts all on the same platform.
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Forensic investigators could be seen working on the bridge, where buses and taxis stood abandoned.
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One woman in China proposed to her boyfriend by displaying her proposal on 900 taxis.
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Related services it currently offers include mobile payments, music streaming, taxis on-demand and more.
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As with traditional taxis, most Uber drivers rent their vehicles, which eats into their income.
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Restaurants and taxis typically lose business, but services that deliver takeaway food get a boost.
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New York's legendary yellow taxis are still alive and — in some regards — doing pretty well.
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Apparently those particular J's are Air Jordan 12 Taxis and they're not even made anymore.
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Overnight, hundreds of taxis appeared from all over Austria, hawking rip-off rides to Vienna.
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But neither company will find it easy to take business away from Japan's traditional taxis.
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Because in the future, flying taxis will appeal to a wide range of city dwellers.
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After all, Ford CEO Mark Fields promises hundreds or thousands of autonomous taxis by 2021.
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Other systems automatically match drivers to loads, much as Uber does for taxis and passengers.
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So electric motorcycle taxis in African cities powered by renewable energy could become a reality.
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Transad works with seven franchisee taxi companies with 7,645 registered taxis operating in Abu Dhabi.
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Fun things happened this week, too: Big promises about electric vehicles, and about flying taxis.
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O) spin-off Waymo are testing self-driving taxis, while carmakers including Volvo, Audi (NSUG.
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We'll have to use taxis, buses, but we don't have bus cards, so that's stressful.
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"Those individuals cannot afford to switch to taxis (or) ride-sharing services," the lawsuit said.
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Expecting bicycle riders to share the lane with buses and taxis is outdated and unrealistic.
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The remainder will be made up of those switching from night buses, taxis and minicabs.
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Taxis sit in a flooded lot in Hoboken, New Jersey, after Superstorm Sandy on Oct.
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Tourists using water taxis had to climb through hotel windows after gangways were washed away.
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The transportation fleet includes three moto-taxis, a handful of motorcycles and plenty of bikes.
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"I expect that driverless taxis will start going to market about 2019," Huang told investors.
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The company is working with the government of New Zealand to commercialize its air taxis.
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When the taxis arrive outside, she says without turning to him, Give Declan my best.
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CEO Elon Musk has promised a million-strong network of autonomous robo-taxis by 2020.
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You get all of your airport options, from public transportation directions to costs of taxis.
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Don't bother spending your money on a car and driver or taxis, Mr. Amorico said.
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"Eventually they're going to get stuck in the same traffic as the taxis," he said.
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It would also place a surcharge on taxis, Ubers and other for-hire vehicles. Gov.
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Fees for taxis and for-hire vehicles could be put in place within a year.
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In the future, one of the services Uber intends to offer is self-driving taxis.
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A plane taxis toward the terminal after landing at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
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Some of those taxis, the companies hope, may even use artificial intelligence to fly themselves.
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The ride-hailing company has made investments to prepare for the future of flying taxis.
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Commercial vehicles and taxis remain welcome on most of the 2.2-mile no-car zone.
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And the futuristic scenario in which pilotless air taxis fly across cities still seems fantastical.
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Grab isn't the only ride-hailing service that's eyeing air taxis as a possible investment.
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Waymo said it expected to start accepting fares for its self-driving taxis this year.
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"I really worry about taxis and personal cars, taking people from the airport," he added.
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The taxis can be requested with an app, as well as with a phone call.
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Some drivers were calling for a boycott on the Facebook group Save Our Black Taxis.
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It does not include taxis, limousine services, commuter rail or bus lines, or rental vehicles.
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A new facility in southern Germany also recently opened, dedicated to building the flying taxis.
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But SkyRyse is not the only start-up that envisions a future with flying taxis.
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Safeboda has drawn competition — three other ride-hailing apps for motorcycle taxis launched this year.
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The eclectic mix of salsa, hip-hop and electronica blasts from shops, cars and bike taxis.
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And I think the Uber-Lyft combination is, you could argue the same thing with taxis.
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The bet is that people want a quicker alternative to car rentals like Zoomcar and taxis.
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The white Taxis are thieves, because they scam the meters and sometimes pretend it's not working.
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Lyft also got beat out by taxis, which were used by 16 percent of those surveyed.
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London, for instance, will start requiring new taxis to be zero-emissions capable in January 2018.
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Salvini calls them "taxis" for people-smugglers and says Italy should not be "Europe's refugee camp".
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It appears this trend is set to continue, as the apps branch out beyond regular taxis.
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The company recently announced that it's partnering with Boeing to develop its semi-autonomous flying taxis.
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There are now 6,000 taxis in Pyongyang compared to a few hundred just five years ago.
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This year's event saw everything from robot helpers upon arrival to the Batmobile and air taxis.
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Lili Reinhart is issuing an important warning to anyone who uses taxis or ride-share apps.
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It is not quite flying cars, but autonomous taxis—or "robotaxis", as they are sometimes called.
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For more than 15 years most buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws have run on natural gas.
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And before the pink taxis, getting a cab in Karachi could also be unpleasant for women.
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I came to a gas station where 14 taxis were lined up for a single pump.
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And starting soon, it will have another distinction to brag about: a fleet of robot taxis.
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Aeronautics giant Airbus recently unveiled research on air taxis for cities for both passengers and cargo.
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Airbus is developing similar aircraft but has not yet announced a start date for air taxis.
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The proposition doesn't mention ride hailing or taxis at all: This isn't just an aesthetic issue.
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The big picture: Tesla has long proclaimed its ambition to operate fleets of self-driving taxis.
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That leads to doctors and engineers driving taxis, because they have yet to requalify in America.
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The ride-hailing service offers its customers an alternative to traditional taxis, and an unrealistic bargain.
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But don't expect to see Uber's flying taxis buzzing passed the Eiffel Tower any time soon.
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The first fully-certified electric taxis can now be flagged down on the streets on London.
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TfL has committed to installing 150 rapid charge points for taxis by the end of 2018.
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Here's the pitch: air taxis would be much quieter, and theoretically much safer, than traditional helicopters.
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Ride-hail apps altogether perform 10 times more rides in the outer boroughs than taxis do.
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Uber has announced the first international city its flying taxis one day might be buzzing over.
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That means the electric taxis need to boast fast-charging batteries that can last, he added.
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Its name is a play on ojek, the Indonesian word for the country's omnipresent motorcycle taxis.
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And drivers will get notices about possible trips through the systems already installed in their taxis.
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The taxis come after Dubai tested self-driving passenger drones for an air-based taxi system.
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The PUC regulates transportation providers, including taxis that compete with Uber and rivals such as Lyft.
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This is not about Michael Cohen distorting people over taxis or Paul Manafort's 2005 tax case.
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Coco Taxis have been a popular mode of transportation for tourists visiting Cuba since the 1990s.
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If a ridesharing app doesn't provide pre-booking services, local taxis may be a better option.
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He returned to the hospital to find patients pouring out of ambulances, taxis and private vehicles.
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It's also a move that will nudge fares for shorter rides on Uber higher than taxis.
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The bike will join the ranks of Dubai's jetpack firefighters, flying taxis, and robot police officers.
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There were no trains, and the airport's distance from central Istanbul meant taxis were not cheap.
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Ford Motors announced today it's partnering with Lyft to put self-driving taxis on the road.
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It seems similar to passengers looking for taxis, and taxi drivers looking for their next fare.
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At the entrance to the neighborhood, people were lined up waiting for buses and moto taxis.
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Ride in the back seat of taxis and in the middle row or seat in minivans.
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Shashua thinks robo-taxis are the most likely business application for autonomy as it's currently developing.
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Taxis can't compete with this seemingly small innovation because there is no mechanism to do so.
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Luckily, the train didn't derail and Portugal Railways ordered taxis to take the 220 passengers home.
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They shut down Piccadilly for us so that we could put in period cars and taxis.
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By 2030, London plans to ensure that all taxis and cars for hire are fuel efficient.
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In Rio, 99's service is limited to on-demand taxis, which certainly has its disadvantages.
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The technology is incredibly safe, with a record that's better than subways, buses, taxis, certainly bikes.
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Uber also offers licensed taxis in South Korea, but that arrangement is due to local regulations.
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Drivers for ride-sharing services and taxis should keep their windows open and regularly disinfect surfaces.
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Drivers wash a fleet of taxis parked beneath one giant tree near a freeway on ramp.
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Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has announced plans to launch a fleet of autonomous taxis.
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Didi Chuxing riders in Shanghai will be able to test out the self-driving taxis soon.
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Over time, as yellow taxis became symbols of New York, a cutthroat industry grew around them.
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Aeronautics giant Airbus recently unveiled research on air taxis for cities, serving both passengers and cargo.
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Travelers can also use Kakao T to hail taxis, get driving directions, and find parking spots.
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Taxis and ride-hailing cars could face a separate charge of $2 to $5 per ride.
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He may ultimately support a charge only on taxis and companies like Lyft, Uber and Via.
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They ride trains and buses because they do not earn enough to take taxis or Ubers.
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When air taxis become widely commercialized, they will definitely ease the traffic burden on city roads.
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It added UberX, which competes more directly with the city's storied black taxis, a year later.
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A colleague told me she only uses yellow taxis, unless she is far afield from Manhattan.
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Rio taxis stop outside the waterfront hotel for guests who would rather cruise there by boat.
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Taxis swore off smooth jazz and Top 40 for audio feeds from the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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They were bound by the United Nations' security rules; don't travel on motorcycle taxis was one.
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Does your community have shared forms of transit like ride-share services, taxis or shared bikes?
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Taxis regularly make the trip, and there's even a Windsor city bus route through the tunnel.
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As today's London taxis fight Uber, watermen fought horse-drawn cabs in a long, losing battle.
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First Schaal and Myers channeled the rhythms of Brooklyn, where they live: subways, taxis, R&B.
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Residents said it had become nearly impossible to find taxis following the ban on public transportation.
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Careem believes its services will remain competitive even with fares the same as for regular taxis.
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Baidu is launching 100 robo-taxis on 130 miles of road in Changsha in Hunan province.
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Autonomous-drive vehicles, ride-sharing and robo-taxis could change how many of us get around.
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I mean, there were limits to the number of taxis that could be on the street in any given time, but the flip side of that is the west side of our city and far areas of our city didn't always have easy access to taxis.
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Think of classified ads (Craigslist), long-distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).
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What if a terrorist unleashed a nerve agent in New York City subway cars, buses and taxis.
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"Some taxis saying they will not provide cab if they are not allowed to loot," Kejriwal wrote.
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In total their trip, including flights, taxis, dingy hotel, and the abortion itself, cost about 2,000 euros.
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Uber accounted for 55 percent of ground transportation receipts submitted by employees versus 43 percent for taxis.
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Uber has long claimed it can solve a problem that has vexed conventional taxis: drivers who discriminate.
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Technology has given us one-tap access to taxis, laundromats, all of history's collected information, and sex.
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You see more and more taxis on the streets here in Pyongyang, more traffic in general, really.
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Some of the ubiquitous blue and white taxis are rattling Soviet-era Ladas built in the 1980s.
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So what we do is, for a lady who is pregnant, we give them taxis for free.
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Uber accounted for 55 percent of ground transportation receipts submitted by employees versus 43 percent for taxis.
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Curb will use Via's ridesharing algorithm to figure out where to pick up carpooling passengers in taxis.
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The look of the different sidewalks and taxis start to seem similar, but not exactly the same.
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Traveling around South Africa, men grab at you in taxi ranks and assaults in taxis are common.
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Saddled with debt, some taxis drivers have committed suicide; there have been six in as many months.
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Uber did not register a huge spike of demand during the temporary work stoppage for yellow taxis.
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The big picture: The $2.75 fee for ride-sharing vehicles — $2.50 for yellow taxis — takes effect Jan.
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And it showcased 16 potential designs for urban skyports, where flying taxis would take off and land.
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Travellers gave Uber the highest satisfaction rating, 4.46 out of 5; taxis got the lowest rating, 3.83.
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Passengers interested in sampling multiple self-driving taxis in Las Vegas need to book seats in advance.
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In anticipation of the new space taxis, NASA is now building its commercial partners a parking spot.
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Urban air taxis, though, and electric ones to boot, would be a new venture for the company.
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State prosecutors charged Freidman last year with pocketing $5 million in state taxes on taxis he managed.
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"Having access to a pilot for that number of flying taxis will be nearly impossible," he said.
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Moto-taxis weave through traffic alongside buses, cyclists and pedestrians, like a giant game of Russian Roulette.
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Instead, the company will aim to see its robot taxis deployed by public transport and taxi services.
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No fleet operator will want to pay for robots or employees to plug cords into autonomous taxis.
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The $50 smartphones on which apps connect motorcycle taxis and customers in Rwanda are Chinese, for instance.
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The fees also go, in some cases, to hire staff to direct traffic and to dispatch taxis.
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Nissan, in conjunction with DeNA, a Japanese software firm, recently began trials of driverless taxis in Japan.
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Cruise Automation, its self-driving affiliate, won't deploy driverless taxis until it is sure they are safe.
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Robinson sees another hurdle for flying taxis which might be harder to overcome: our fear of flying.
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No one knows if and/or when fully autonomous vehicles will replace taxis and ride-hailing services.
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Vehicle ownership—pricey and inefficient—will ultimately drop, and Americans will opt instead for cheaper, autonomous taxis.
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Boeing executives are convinced they are on the right path to developing on-demand autonomous air taxis.
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Tesla's Elon Musk recently announced plans to start deploying driverless taxis across the United States next year.
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CCTV being universally installed inside licensed taxis and private hire vehicles for safety purposes is another suggestion.
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At present, its U.S. presence is limited to producing buses and selling fleet vehicles such as taxis.
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Autonomous vehicles, underground tunnels and flying taxis have all been offered up as possible - if fantastic - solutions.
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Even so, Malaysia's Proton cars have been sold to North Korea and used as taxis in Pyongyang.
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In many large cities across Africa, motorcycle taxis are as common as yellow cabs in New York.
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Panda said it plans to lease the cars for commercial fleets, such as taxis and courier services.
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Go-Pay can already be used for a range of services beyond motorbikes and taxis on-demand.
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Uber's self-driving taxis will be free instead of charging the local rate of $1.05 per mile.
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Fascists are trying to take taxis , but the drivers keep leaving whenever they realize what's happening. pic.twitter.
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On Friday, police and soldiers searched buses, taxis and private vehicles at checkpoints and demanded identity documents.
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On Friday, Kejriwal appealed for drivers to follow the rules, including private taxis and auto-rickshaw drivers.
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The first of the space taxis is scheduled for an unmanned debut test flight later this year.
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The keepers of tin-roofed shops smiled; the drivers of motorcycle taxis called out to each other.
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"It's not about replacing taxis—it's about replacing cars and creating an entirely new industry," Paul said.
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Driverless taxis are set to totally transform the landscape of mass transit systems, according to a study.
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Last Thursday, travelers were seen abandoning buses and taxis to walk to the airport along the highway.
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The "travel" category is expansive, including everything from subways, taxis, parking, and tolls to airfare and hotels.
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Even though they had money, taxis refused to stop for them, and restaurants often refused them service.
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Many have complained that the UberX service undercuts taxis on price by avoiding costly licensing and insurance.
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This is important: In California, state law governs black cars and carpooling, while municipal laws govern taxis.
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I think part of the reason that they released the news about these autonomous taxis is marketing.
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And they've got this whole culture built around taxis that have huge speaker systems playing these songs.
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Let's do that and see how well we can get robo-taxis driving in well-defined scenarios.
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The first ever self-driving taxis available to the public have started picking up passengers in Singapore.
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In Morocco, Heetch has partnered with major taxi unions to let people book taxis through its app.
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But beware the extreme lack of taxis (and no ride-shares), especially when festivals are in town.
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"I have been passed up by yellow taxis on numerous occasions," explained Ms. Rice, who is black.
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I took walks alone at night and even hopped on a few motorcycle taxis to get around.
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Uber wouldn't exist if Travis Kalanick had begun by researching how taxis were regulated around the world.
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I mean if you walk by the street, and you know the guys offering taxis are desperate.
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It says Prinz Wilhelm Von Thurn und Taxis "reputedly" had it in his collection by the 1960s.
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The Taxi and Limousine Commission requires yellow taxis to undergo a 200-point inspection every four months.
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This is a point we should consider broadly, beyond taxis and into personal transportation and other choices.
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The taxis would take off and land vertically like a helicopter, so they'd take up less room.
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So, this summer, delete Uber and whichever other app is offering you a discount code on taxis.
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FLYING TAXIS could soon become commonplace in cities if operators can overcome strict regulations on their use.
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Six professional drivers who owned taxis or drove for car services have killed themselves in recent months.
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The villagers took the injured to nearby clinics and pharmacies in taxis and rickshaws and on motorbikes.
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It has forced taxis in the capital to use compressed natural gas as fuel, to reduce pollution.
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Everything is expensive in New York these days: rent, groceries, restaurants, taxis, movies, pop concerts, ball games.
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Obviously, if Uber stops seeming like a reasonable alternative to yellow taxis, people will use it less.
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These allow shoppers to pay for nearly anything, from tea to taxis, by scanning a QR code.
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It found the amount of money spent on rental cars and taxis each fell by two percent.
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Surrounding streets brimmed with cars, taxis, motorcycles and tuk-tuks as more people made their way in.
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The paper doesn't compare the rate of discrimination between traditional drivers for taxis or ride-hailing apps.
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In Detroit, automakers are inventing and refining flying cars, and flying taxis are even closer to reality.
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"Taxis are this legacy service," said Dr. Brown, now an assistant professor at the University of Oregon.
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For those who do not bike or walk, taxis and, eventually, autonomous cars will transport the residents.
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Of course, there are many others pursuing various kinds of air taxis, including Uber, Kitty Hawk Corp.
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New technology has put air taxis within reach, and regulators are wrapping their heads around the idea.
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Waymo&aposs self-driving taxis first hit the roads in Phoenix, Arizona at the end of 2018.
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Refugees are fleeing the United States, taking taxis to the northern border and walking through snowy woods.
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Meanwhile, Uber has partnered with multiple companies to conduct test flights of flying taxis by next year.
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The design is modular, so it can be configured to accommodate multiple landing pads and air taxis.
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By then, Uber says flying taxis — electric aircraft, really — will shuttle passengers over L.A.'s congested streets.
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The other taxis, he said, will be forced to compete for fares on the streets of Dakar.
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Early indications are that the state's new attempts to Uber-ize taxis will meet the same fate.
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If New Yorkers switched from private taxis to carpools, traffic would decrease dramatically, according to the researchers.
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During the penalty shootout, taxis pulled over with their hazard lights on and listened on the radio.
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There were no taxis, no Ubers, no one was allowed in because it was all a crime scene.
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People use their Alipay apps to pay at supermarkets and in taxis, and even at street food stalls.
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The measure also creates North Carolina's first statewide nondiscrimination policy for public places, including restaurants, hotels and taxis.
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Citymapper is one such platform that offers transport comparisons for various international locations — like taxis, ferries and cycling.
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Regular New York City taxis will soon have a carpooling option facilitated by Via and the app Curb.
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Waymo is offering rides in its self-driving taxis to a limited pool of riders in Phoenix, Arizona.
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"There are entire genres dedicated to faked casting couch, faked spycams, faked taxis and so on," Hawkins said.
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The first class project was ambitious: create a fleet of autonomous taxis (for the rubber duckies, of course).
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Expect Autopilot and features like Smart Summon to continue to improve before robo-taxis take to the road.
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Its custom bus routes were shut down, and its shared taxis have yet to launch outside of London.
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Smartphones have been commonplace since 2009; airplanes, cars, and even taxis have jumped on the USB port wave.
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"I found that I nearly got hit by taxis, I nearly got hit by other people," she said.
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Instead, they must drive taxis to put food on the table, meaning that hospitals are even further understaffed.
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Didi's platform, which includes taxis, buses, private cars and more, facilitated 1.43 billion rides last year in China.
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Around the Strip, though, it's best to use taxis or a rideshare service: Traffic is usually a nightmare.
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Self-driving taxis are likely to steal even more riders in future, because they will be so cheap.
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Taxis, films, novels, noodles, doctors and dog-walkers can all be summoned with a tap of a screen.
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Everyone knows ridesharing services defeat taxis in several categories, including ride cost, car quality, app service, payment, etc.
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Aptiv and Lyft's self-driving taxis won't be the only opportunity for CES attendees to experience autonomous driving.
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Late last year, the London Electric Vehicle Company began deploying the first fully certified electric taxis in London.
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This is not the first time taxis have been used to carry bold declarations of love in China.
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Ola and Uber have offered motorbike taxis in India since 2016, but scooters offer a more individual approach.
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In a few years, Tesla could flip a switch and suddenly transform its fleet of cars into taxis.
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Uber wants to have flying taxis by 2023, and test flights are expected as early as next year.
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London's black taxis, or New York's yellow ones, for instance, attract users despite high fares and relative scarcity.
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On the sidewalk outside the airport, their faces close, they gazed at the bustle of luggage and taxis.
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Others are hovering, drone-like machines that could operate as autonomous aerial taxis (Uber is keen on these).
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Five years ago, consumers were not able to flag or book taxis easily as supply was a problem.
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They were content to take taxis and rental cars, until Uber and Lyft, two ride-hailing apps, appeared.
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Taking a page right out of the Jetsons, Uber wants to launch flying taxis within a few years.
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Payment can be made via cash or card (including contactless) and fares are the same as diesel taxis.
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Those numbers are only expected to grow as Waymo adds more cars to its fleet of robot taxis.
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The project also sees public giveaways — stay tuned(!) — where merch will be given away from Lang-branded taxis.
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In contrast, e-scooters are generally cheaper to utilize than alternatives like public transit, taxis, and personal cars.
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In future, senior citizens, children and people without a driver's license will want to use convenient robot taxis.
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If you're going to drink, plan ahead for a designated driver, public transportation, taxis, or take an Uber.
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Emergency vehicles, taxis and transport for disabled people are among some of the vehicles exempt from the ban.
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The app seems like a luxury in Manhattan, where taxis are plentiful and the subway runs all night.
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Giant is also working on separate plans for electric taxis and expects two more JAC models this year.
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Like taxis fighting the consumer-friendly advent of companies like Uber and Lyft, record labels refuse to change.
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Taxis in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, are set to use wireless fast-charging technology to keep them running.
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They'll probably show up in fleets at first, think self-driving taxis with a driver at the wheel.
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The entire airport will also shift about 600 feet to make more room for taxis and new parking.
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Grab recently launched JustGrab which pools taxis and private cars together to help passengers book a vehicle quicker.
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As a result, ride-hailing apps in Japan match passengers with licensed taxis, instead of non-professional drivers.
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Battered yellow taxis with "God will provide" and "Allah is one" painted on their bumpers crawl through Conakry.
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Local... The first ever self-driving taxis available to the public have started picking up passengers in Singapore.
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Both SpaceX and Boeing, the companies contracted through the program, are currently developing these space taxis for NASA.
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No buzzing sales banter and gossip, no sputter of yellow and white taxis or boda boda taxi bikes.
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Uber passed taxis in New York City in July for the number of dispatched trips, Morgan Stanley said.
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It is the first time Uber logged more trips in New York than taxis, according to Morgan Stanley.
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Finally, in September, a fleet of taxis shuttled them to the beach in small groups to board boats.
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There were no taxis or anything," she says, "… Every few steps we walked we would see another body.
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Getting around Havana is easy enough with taxis, whether they are classic American cars or less glamorous models.
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Flying taxis could be a handy solution to traffic jams, allowing traffic instead to move through the sky.
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While Warsaw saw the introduction of Uber Eats and Mercedes taxis, rural areas in the east lagged behind.
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Ultimately, we should be encouraging taxis to operate more like Uber and Lyft, not the other way around.
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The paper also reports that local police will use, "taxis, Uber cars and bylaw officers," for their efforts.
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In the long term, Uber and GM will develop robo taxis that don't need any driver at all.
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They do it because you can't go to any club afterwards and no taxis will pick you up.
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I think the best thing about the whole night was when taxis pulled up to take me home.
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I never can ride the Lines or ... It could be like airplane mode for the taxis, couldn't it?
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If Uber gets its way, flying taxis will be coming our way in the next couple of years.
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Now, the plight of drivers who make up Uber's shifting network of mercenary taxis is firmly in focus.
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It also plans to charge fees sometime this year if customers want taxis immediately or want better vehicles.
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This trial means that NuTonomy has beaten Uber to be the first firm to publicly test autonomous taxis.
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Analysts are likely to ask for an update on plans for Tesla's planned network of autonomous robo-taxis.
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There are drawings of subway riders, birds perched on a fountain and, of course, a mob of taxis.
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On urban getaways, walking to see the sights instead of using public transportation and taxis counts as activity.
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In New York, the taxi commission sets rules for taxis and private companies that offer for-hire rides.
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Dallas is one of the sites where Uber Air's flying taxis are supposed to take off by 2023.
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Taxis and ride-hailing cars also have to pay the congestion fees, which are passed along to passengers.
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The group had walked or taken taxis from the waterlogged sports complex, leaving behind most of their possessions.
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By the end of next year, Mr. Musk said Tesla would be running a fleet of robo-taxis.
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That means China is likely to be the main testing ground for air taxis in the near future.
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Flying cars, now known as electric air taxis, have been around for a long time in our dreams.
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"Air taxis are definitely the next phase of mobility," says Joe Praveen Vijayakumar, Frost & Sullivan senior industry analyst.
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Aside from risks to passengers and people on the ground, air taxis could pose hazards for other aircraft.
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To reach Mexico's southernmost cities, migrants with a bit of money can take local buses or hire taxis.
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"No public transportation, including operation of private buses, taxis, autorickshaws, and e-rickshaws shall be permitted," it said.
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It, too, has ambitions for a one-stop transportation network, including AVs and even flying taxis one day.
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In Tehran, taxis are cheap, air is poisonous and you can get exactly nowhere inside of an hour.
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Yes, the Taxi & Limousine Commission failed to upgrade the taxis to the 21st century and reform outdated rules.
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"No Time to Die" advertising online, on TV and out in the market — billboards, signage on taxis, etc.
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The service will eventually include green taxis, which operate in northern Manhattan and in the city's four boroughs.
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A Mumbai-based journalist named Rachel Lopez has been photographing the intricate ceilings of taxis around the city.
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Sources: Lilium is looking to raise up to $500M for its electric flying taxis We hear a lot.
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We also booked taxis to take us from Tangier to Chefchaouen ($2230) and from Chefchaouen to Fez ($2240.99).
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Rental cars controlled 29 percent of the ground-travel expenses for business travelers and taxis had eight percent.
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It had, supposedly, undercut prices for non-Uber taxis just as protesting taxi drivers went back to work.
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We're also seeing the emergence of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and, soon, urban air mobility or air taxis.
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Water taxis coexist with freighters, and cruise ships are so close I can see into passengers' cabins. 2.
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Taxis had disappeared; they had all gathered in the closest big city, Ambato, to participate in the protest.
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There was the tan brick place on a scruffy Manhattan side street often choked with double-parked taxis.
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Metropolitan Diary Dear Diary: After a recent foot operation, I have had to take taxis to get around.
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Dr. Brown said taxis were used most often by the city's lowest-income people, who pay with cash.
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If that's too strenuous, classic VW Beetle taxis offer quicker, often hair-raising journeys up the vertical streets.
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Meanwhile, Certify said business travelers are renting fewer cars and taking taxis less often while on the road.
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Durian is often banned in taxis and hotels and airlines around Southeast Asia because of its pungent smell.
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The way these vehicles are fueled is changing, however, with hybrid taxis and hydrogen buses becoming increasingly common.
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Traffic along Oxford Street is restricted to allow mainly buses and taxis, which typically run on diesel fuel.
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Outside, among the palms, I met a driver with a black Mercedes; French taxis were striking, he said.
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The internet trio are competing to connect smartphone users with neighbourhood services such as taxis and cinema tickets.
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On Monday, GoCatch, an app that connects users directly with taxis, launched its new ride-share offering, GoCar.
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Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is another place that is looking into the idea of flying taxis.
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Plenty of restaurants and stores are also nearby, and taxis are readily available right outside of the hotel.
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Bruce Schaller, a former city transportation official, said taxis and ride-app cars have contributed to Manhattan gridlock.
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