Car Service vs. Taxis
| |
TAXI |
CAR SERVICE |
| Curbside pickup with no wait |
No |
Yes |
| Inside pickup with no wait |
No |
Yes |
| Clean, new Town Cars |
No |
Yes |
| GPS assistance for driver |
No |
Yes |
| Service by the hour |
No |
Yes |
| Optional Wifi* |
No |
Yes |
NYTimes article, March 13th, 2010
The higher rate was inappropriately charged at least once by more than 35,000 of the city's taxi drivers, officials said, and more than 100 times by each of about 3,000 drivers.
*Available in all VIP, SUV and Mercedes™-class cars. Not available in all cities.
