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Tag: Taxi

  • Worlds First Self-Driving Taxi with Fare-Paying Passengers Tested In Tokyo

    Worlds First Self-Driving Taxi with Fare-Paying Passengers Tested In Tokyo

    Japanese venture firm ZMP and major taxi company in Japan Hinomaru on Monday began a trial of passenger-carrying autonomous taxi services with an eye on launching the full service around 2020 when Tokyo hosts the Olympics and the Paralympics. ZMP the Tokyo-based developer of autonomous driving technology, and Hinomaru Kotsu are the first in the…

  • In South Korea Tag Your Smartphone to Taxi and Return Home Safely

    In South Korea Tag Your Smartphone to Taxi and Return Home Safely

    The City of Bucheon in South Korea will begin a Safe-return-home taxi service from May by sharing taxi information with a passenger’s family members. Using an NFC tag installed in every taxi in the city, passengers can tag their phone and have the service send information including the boarding time and location, plate number, the…