New York to remove 'irritating' television screens from 1,000 taxis
by Ellen Brait in New York from Technology | The Guardian on (#QKHH)
A unanimously approved pilot program will replace the screens with 'less invasive technology', possibly smartphones or tablets with credit card readers
New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission approved a pilot program on Thursday that will remove television screens from some taxis and replace them with more modern technology.
First discussed in 2003, televisions were installed in all New York City cabs - roughly 13,500 of them - by 2008, part of the city's Taxi Passenger Enhancement Program (TPEP), which also let passengers pay their fare with a credit card. The televisions screen daily news broadcasts, short Jeopardy segments, movie reviews and ads for Broadway shows.
