Friday, May 11, 2007

NYC Taxi rides going high-tech

Taxi rides in NYC going high-tech (AP)

This undated image supplied by New York City's Taxi & Limousine Commission shows an example by VeriFone Transportation Systems of their touch-screen monitor system for the back seat of taxi cabs. The TLC has approved four touch-screen systems and may soon require all cabs to offer one of them so customers can use them to  pay by credit card and view news stories, restaurant reviews and an electronic map of their cab's progress. (AP Photo/ New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission)AP - To taxi officials, the touch-screen monitors popping up in cabs help passengers make the most of the 13 New York minutes spent on an average ride.


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