The Taxi of Tomorrow will become the standard cab on New York City’s streets starting on Sept. 1, the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission announced on Friday.

After a yearslong legal battle, most taxi owners will be required to switch to the Nissan NV200 model, also known as the Taxi of Tomorrow, when they retire their cabs. The State Court of Appeals ruled last month that the city had the authority to pick a taxi model, ending a challenge by opponents of the vehicle.

The taxi commission had set April 20 as the start for the new vehicle rules, but the Court of Appeals granted a stay in March to temporarily halt those efforts while it decided the case. Taxi owners can also choose certain hybrid or wheelchair-accessible vehicles, depending on the type of medallion they have.

Hundreds of taxi owners have already moved to the boxy NV200, which has sliding doors and room for four passengers. Commission officials estimate that the model could eventually make up as much as 80 percent of the fleet of about 13,500 yellow taxis.

The Bloomberg administration chose the NV200 as the Taxi of Tomorrow in 2011. But the Greater New York Taxi Association, a taxi group, sued, arguing that the city overstepped its authority by trying to force drivers to buy a certain vehicle model.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/18/nyregion/taxi-of-tomorrow-will-be-new-york-citys-standard-cab-starting-sept-1.html?_r=0 
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 A TAXI driver is under investigation after they were filmed driving on the wrong side of the road and the wrong way around a mini-roundabout.

Crawley Borough Council is deciding whether to take any action against the Hackney Carriage driver who is licensed in the town after he was caught on camera performing the dangerous manoeuvre in Turners Hill.

Footage shows the taxi going the wrong way around the mini-roundabout on Selsfield Road before driving on the wrong side of the road around a pedestrian crossing island.

http://www.crawleynews.co.uk/VIDEOL-Crawley-taxi-driver-investigation-campaign/story-26899782-detail/story.html#ixzz3gGTTP7BT
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A man in his fifties sustained serious head and chest injuries after a collision with a taxi in Birmingham city centre last night.

An ambulance crew were called to the collision in Hollies Croft, Edgbaston at around 11.30pm.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Medics arrived to find a pedestrian had been in collision with a taxi in Birmingham city centre last night".

The man was placed on a spinal board and anaesthetised before being taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2015-07-18/man-seriously-injured-after-being-hit-by-a-taxi-in-birmingham-city-centre/
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