Isn't the real benefit to the customer the ability to pay with credit cards? Every cab I've been in in Europe has this, it makes life so much easier to not have to worry if you have enough money to get back to the hotel in an unknown city. As for the GPS and ads... everything has ads plastered all over it now anyway, I'm waiting for the ads to start scrolling in my own car.
Anytime you turn a cash business in to an electronic business (tracked) you're going to upset the people who exploit the system (under report to the IRS).
The otherside is that NY Cabbies just don't like to be told what to do. There are lots of places were cabbies are polite and actually want your business, as opposed to considering you an unfortunate byproduct of their business.
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Isn't the real benefit to the customer the ability to pay with credit cards? Every cab I've been in in Europe has this, it makes life so much easier to not have to worry if you have enough money to get back to the hotel in an unknown city. As for the GPS and ads... everything has ads plastered all over it now anyway, I'm waiting for the ads to start scrolling in my own car.
Anytime you turn a cash business in to an electronic business (tracked) you're going to upset the people who exploit the system (under report to the IRS).
The otherside is that NY Cabbies just don't like to be told what to do. There are lots of places were cabbies are polite and actually want your business, as opposed to considering you an unfortunate byproduct of their business.