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Taxi Driver

By PeytonFarner

  • The first taxicab

    The first taxicab
    The Daimler Victoria was the first taxicab built by Gottlieb Daimler in 1897.

  • 1910 taxicab

    1910 taxicab
    A little more advanced than the original.

  • 1920 taxicab

    1920 taxicab
    now completely enclosed.

  • 1930 taxicab

    1930 taxicab
    more advanced and a newer design.

  • 1940 taxicab

    1940 taxicab
    the design became more like a car

  • 1950 taxicab

    1950 taxicab
    definitely more of a car look and it the majority of taxi's were made by Checkers Motors

  • 1960 taxicab

    1960 taxicab
    Not much of a change from the 1950

  • 1970 taxi

    1970 taxi
    totally new design.

  • 1980 taxicab

    1980 taxicab
    more aero-dynamic

  • 1990 taxicab

    1990 taxicab
    this is when ford was beginning to mass produce taxicab's.

  • 1995 taxi car

    1995 taxi car
    Newer, more advanced

  • 2000 taxi car

    2000 taxi car
    newer different model

  • 2005 taxi car

    2005 taxi car
    now minivan's too

  • 2007 credit cards

    2007 credit cards
    New York City started taxi drivers to accept credit and debit cards.

  • 2010 taxicab

    2010 taxicab
    Now using more efficient vehicles like the Prius

  • 2015 taxi cab

    2015 taxi cab
    Using newer vehicles

  • 2017 UBER

    2017 UBER
    Now most people use uber instead of a taxi service.