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Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

Mazda Eric has his own radio show — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:38:29 EDT

do you really need an entertainment system in the back of a car you'll only ride in for 10 minutes tops? (not counting traffic jams). And it's NYC, shouldn't you be looking out the window at the mind-boggling spectacle that is the big apple, not glued to another monitor? they want to put TV's in Subway/PATH cars too. Welcome to the Matrix friends....yyyyeeeccchhhh

Mazda Eric has his own radio show

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

laxman15 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:49:48 EDT

so now when your cab driver gets lost you can give him directions!

laxman15

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

smokyburnout — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:16:08 EDT

is the "taxi info" like a live telemetry thing (speed, RPM, pedal position, gear, etc) or more info on the taxi itself (make, model, service history)? or am i putting way too much thought into that?

smokyburnout

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

gadgetfanatic — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:05:40 EDT

No one got my reference? Cash Cab is the only cab that pays you as you go.

gadgetfanatic

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

camp6ell — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:15:14 EDT

@dulcamara: bottom right corner?

anyway, it literally makes me nauseous reading the screen... which is fine because i would be metaphorically nauseous from the sanitized corporatized garbage that is paid to put on there... however, it does much simplify the process of paying by CC, and that i like.

camp6ell

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

dulcamara — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:17:43 EDT

The best part is the off button in the upper right corner.

dulcamara

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

gadgetfanatic — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:02:45 EDT

Aw cap, they weren't in the only cab that pays you as you go. I think you know the one I mean.

gadgetfanatic

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

Triborough — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:53:57 EDT

This was on the news over a year ago and they had one on display at last years auto show at the Javits.
Maybe you heard about the taxi strike over these and GPS.

Triborough

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

KingRoyale — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:52:25 EDT

Bu bu...but it's not an iPod Touch..so itz da suxorz!!

KingRoyale

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

Maxichamp — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:43:21 EDT

Cabbie hoonage and inspirational Obama speech on race. Doesn't get any better than that.

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Maxichamp

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

om Bronx de Mowgli — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:42:07 EDT

cryo sleep chambers??

om Bronx de Mowgli

Backseat Nav/Entertainment Screen Distracts NYers from Cabbie Hoonage

Bumblebee — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:40:38 EDT

"...we noticed that...NYC cabs now have nav/entertainment systems..."

Tourists.

Bumblebee