Taxi Tokyo - Future Taxi

Taxi Tokyo is a design concept created by Norwegian designer Eva Marit Toftum. The taxi concept is designed to respond to the increasing amount of vehicle on the road. The new taxi would feature a driving cab, towing a series of passenger cars behind. The system would work by having the passenger units spread throughout the city. Passengers would get into the units and set their destination. The driving unit would come by and pick their car up along with a number of others and take each person to their destination. The design minimizes the number of vehicles on the road, sharing load by bundling the cars together. While traveling may take longer, the effect of reducing taxis on the roads would speed up traffic as a whole.

Minimodal - Future Taxi

The Minimodal is a taxi design concept designed specifically for the city of new york. The vehicle features a very unusual design that is small and light and uses a hybrid-power system. The two-person passenger cab is low to the ground and features side windows and a fully open skylight. The driver sits in front of an all glass front end and on top of the hybrid engine. The car would also have a signaling system that would let other drivers know when a passenger was coming out to avoid collisions. The designers at hybrid product design also envisioned two larger versions of the taxi to accommodate more passengers. The Maximodal would seat 3 and a wheelchair and the Mogulmodal would seat four plus a wheelchair.