Taxi

A taxi is a vehicle with a driver available for hire to transport passengers, typically hailed on the street or booked via a service. It is also a term used for the autonomous, driverless vehicles being developed by companies like Waymo and Uber for commercial passenger services.

Why it’s in the news: Taxis are in the news due to major funding and expansion plans for autonomous robotaxis, as well as proposals to tax traditional taxi-related stocks and benefits to fund Social Security.

Latest on Taxi

• Taxing stocks, estates and employee benefits could keep Social Security from running out of money. Here’s who could pay the most.
• China’s Xpeng targets overseas robotaxi trials next year, wider rollout in 2 to 3 years
• Waymo locks in $5B loan from Blackstone, PIMCO to fuel robotaxi expansion
• Uber and China’s Pony.ai plan to launch robotaxis in London
• Nvidia's big bet on physical AI aims for safer robotaxis, humanoid robots
• Travellers must use authorised buses, taxis at Huanggang Port, Hong Kong authorities say
• A taxi driver and a passenger were injured after the vehicle collided with a truck

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