The key has been turned to road-test a new taxi-tracking system, although some of the local companies want to tap the brakes. RJ ESPAÑOL VIEW E-EDITION. 99¢ for 6 mos. Support local journalism.

A NSW government-funded iPhone app is revolutionising taxi bookings by allowing people to track booked cabs on a real-time GPS map, but the NSW Taxi Council says the unauthorised app could put ...

Hailing a cab in the Big Apple may soon be as easy as tapping an app. A London tech startup, Hailo, just raised $17 million from big-name venture-capital firm Accel to bring its taxi-tracking app ...

Through the GPS system, taxi passengers will be able to know where they are at any moment. For New Yorkers who never want to be out of touch, the monitors and tracking system will make a cab ride -- ...

Taxi Turvi keeps hacks honest by tracking their route with GPS technology, then checks it at the end of the journey to see if there was a shorter, cheaper way to go.

The tracking devices would allow dispatchers to pinpoint a taxi's exact location. But the drivers say this would be a violation of their privacy. Steve Inskeep talks to Ronald Blount, president of ...

Mothers Against Drunk Driving is partnering with Metro Taxi in hopes of keeping drunk drivers off the road. Through the app customers can order a cab and track its progress on their smartphone.

A bill making its way through the Legislature to pave the way for a new generation of taxi tracking technology has split the local industry. By a 14-1 vote, the Assembly Ways and Means Committee ...