Taxicab

A taxicab, also known as a taxi or a cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice. This differs from other modes of public transport where the pick-up and drop-off locations are determined by the service provider, not by the passenger, although demand responsive transport and share taxis provide a hybrid bus/taxi mode.

There are four distinct forms of taxicab, which can be identified by slightly differing terms in different countries:

  • Hackney carriages, also known as public hire, hailed or street taxis, licensed for hailing throughout communities
  • Private hire vehicles, also known as minicabs or private hire taxis, licensed for pre-booking only
  • Taxibuses, also known as jitneys, operating on pre-set routes typified by multiple stops and multiple independent passengers
  • Limousines, specialized vehicle licensed for operation by pre-booking
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    Officers Investigating Crash that Killed 2 Taxicab Passengers Seeking Any Bystander Video or Photos (City of Nashville, TN)

    Public Technologies 18 Apr 2025
    Officers investigating the April 4 early morning collision at the intersection of 12th Avenue & Demonbreun Street between a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee and a taxicab that killed the two taxi ...
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