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Taxi Of Tomorrow: The UniCab?
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Jen Carlson
Published Jun 1, 2010
Modified Jun 1, 2010
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The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission may have announced its Taxi of Tomorrow search years ago, but they've only just launched a new website for the project. The site was designed in hopes of connecting those interested in participating with some more details, such as the below requirements:
- meets highest safety standards
- superior passenger experience
- superior driver comfort and amenities
- appropriate purchase price and on-going maintenance and repair costs
- smaller environmental footprint (lower emissions and improved fuel economy)
- smaller physical footprint (with more useable interior room)
- universal accessibility for all users with a goal of meeting ADA guidelines, (wheelchair accessible), and
- iconic design that will identify the new taxi with New York City
is intrigued by the fully hybrid electric UniCab, which was created following the above guidelines, they note it looks nothing the present day (or past) taxi. Indeed. Can't someone make an environmentally friendly Checker cab?
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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