taxi services
Cars for hire
Taxi services are businesses that provide vehicles and drivers for hire to transport passengers, typically for short trips within a city or to airports.
The term encompasses traditional taxicab companies, ride-sharing platforms like Uber and Lyft, and car services: The hotel can arrange taxi services to the airport.
Unlike public transit, taxi services offer door-to-door transportation on demand.
- sedansFour-door passenger cars
- mobile appsPortable device software
- SUVsLarge passenger vehicles
- water taxisSmall passenger boats
- GPS systemsSatellite-based location technology
surge pricing · flat rate · tuk-tuks · rickshaws · licensing requirements · meter · cash only · fare · minivans · ride-hailing · insurance policies · pricing models · airport shuttles · safety inspections · medallion · electric cars · luxury cars · hybrid vehicles
- servicesstreaming, salon, bellhop, butler service, customer service
- service providersdoctors, nurses, phone company, hospitals, tax preparer
- immigrant businessesbodegas, ethnic restaurants, corner stores, delis, nail salons
- Swiss Transporttrains, tram, trams, funicular, funiculars
- transportationcar, bus, airplane, train, plane
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
taxi servicespublic transit
Shared community vehicle system
public transportation · mass transit · subway · metro · commuter rail
taxi serviceswalking
Locomotion on foot
cycling · biking · self-driving · car ownership · bicycle commuting