Tuesday 8 April 2008

New York cabbies get touchy about touch-screens

New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission accepted a plan to install touch-screens in all 13,000 city limousines. The monitors not only let riders pay via credit card, but include GPS technology and info about bars and restaurants. However, many drivers of limousines oppose the plan, due to the cost of the screens, credit card fees, and time lost if the monitor needs repair. Some limousines are even concerned about the GPS tracking their routes (the Taxi Commission states that only pickup and drop-off locations will be recorded).

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