New York City held a design contest for new taxi cabs and have winnowed the finalists down to three designs, none of which are very exciting, but could make the manufacturer of the eventual winner rather wealthy. However, the city reserves the right to reject all three and start the competition over. Enter Neatorama's own Steven M. Johnson, who quickly supplied several ideas of his own. The taxi pictured is designed to allow bikes to pass easily, without changing lanes! See more of Johnson's taxis in The New York Times. Link to article. Link to slide show.
New York City held a design contest for new taxi cabs and have winnowed the finalists down to three designs, none of which are very exciting, but could make the manufacturer of the eventual winner rather wealthy. However, the city reserves the right to reject all three and start the competition over. Enter Neatorama's own Steven M. Johnson, who quickly supplied several ideas of his own. The taxi pictured is designed to allow bikes to pass easily, without changing lanes! See more of Johnson's taxis in The New York Times. Link to article. Link to slide show.
1) it exists, is called minibus.
2) no innovation here
3) just plain stupid.
4-5) the designer has no idea of the mechanical complexity of an harness like this on a vehicle.
6) just like 1, with the additiona feat that is hard to park in a busy city like NYC
7) man, i appreciate the satire, but came on...
8-9) structurally weak, uncomfortable and a real danger on the street. How do right side passengers pay?
10-11) We are in sci-fi territory here. Robotic cars barely manage to succeed in a full oval ring lap, the cassette system is a mechanical nightmare on a rugged surface like a road, and the tiny wheels are an alert about how clueless in engineering the designer is.
12) Maybe good for Baghdad, but, hey, NY....
Furthermore there are no axles in between the wheels. How does the taxi even move?
Good idea but needs refining.
Must be fully electric so each wheel has a motor. But then you normal 10 minute trip will take 2 hours because you will have to stop for a 2.9 hour charge to travel 5 miles.