I have nothing against cabs. London black cabs are great, comfy, roomy, tho the upright position isn't super relaxing. NYC cabs are roomy, fast, and now have a TV screen and auto-debit payments options. Paris/Nice most of the cabs, well Nice are MBZs, so that always nice, much the same in most Islamic countries like Morocco and Egypt. Japan's are old school, but super clean and loaded with tech features. Buenos Aires has the familiar black cab, non-descript, nothing super special. Does the common taxi need to be improved? Ford thinks so, here's more about their new concept cab via Gridskipper.

Ford premiered a new design for New York City's fleet of yellow cabs at this week's New York Auto Show. The press release for the Ford Transit Connect Taxi concept says the new cab is "a fresh take on taxis." The updated on/off duty sign sounds pretty cool: it's described as a "space-age looking flat-panel unit, mounted horizontally above the Taxi concept's roof, [that's] lit on all four sides — green if the cab is available, orange if it's occupied."

http://blog.mobissimo.com/archives/643-New-Taxi-Coming-Soon-to-a-City-Near-You-Ford-Concept-Design-is-Roomy-and-Efficient.html