A road transport mode in which a driver carries a fare-paying passenger to a destination of the passenger's choosing in a car hired for that one trip, rather than along a fixed route or schedule the way a bus or train runs. Taxi transport is typically hailed on the street, ordered by phone or booked through an app, and it is distinguished from ordinary car travel by being a for-hire service operated on demand for a single passenger or party rather than a fixed route shared with strangers.
Facts
Core ConcernFor-hire, point-to-point passenger transport on an exclusive, non-shared basis. 1 Connections
Followed By
Ridesharing grew out of, and displaced much of, the taxicab trade it succeeded
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Taxi
WikipediaIntroduction
A taxi, also known as a taxicab or simply a cab, is a vehicle for hire that provides point-to-point transportation for passengers typically on an exclusive, non-shared basis.
History
The first documented public hackney coach service for hire was in London in 1605.
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