# Taxi

New York City appoints a new taxi commissioner, while a viral story highlights a shocking taxi fare in Switzerland. Meanwhile, Uber's expansion into Japan faces rural challenges.

### About Taxi
Taxi services provide on-demand transportation for passengers.  

### Top Taxi News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

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"Ubers Quest to Crack Japan Leads Through a Rural Hot-Springs Town - The New York Times The ride-hailing giants chief executive has made a bet on how it can finally grab a bigger piece of one of the worlds largest taxi markets"  
[News Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/business/uber-japan-dara-khosrowshahi.html) [@nytimes](/creator/x/nytimes) 2026-01-16T12:52Z 52.9M followers, 95.6K engagements


"Yakuza Kiwami [--] includes the first official emulation of [--] bizarro Sega arcade games including one like Crazy Taxi but you're racing an ambulance to the hospital before a patient bleeds to death PC Gamer Forget all that yakuza drama. Time to play some obscure arcade games"  
[News Link](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/yakuza-kiwami-3-includes-the-first-official-emulation-of-2-bizarro-sega-arcade-games-including-one-like-crazy-taxi-but-youre-racing-an-ambulance-to-the-hospital-before-a-patient-bleeds-to-death) [@pcgamer](/creator/x/pcgamer) 2026-01-16T03:01Z 3.2M followers, 11.2K engagements


"Watch: American Woman Shocked After Paying Rs [-----] For 1-Hour Taxi Ride In Switzerland An American influencer was left shocked by the fare for a one-hour taxi ride in Switzerland which cost her $338 or Rs 30000"  
[News Link](https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/watch-american-woman-shocked-after-paying-rs-30-000-for-1-hour-taxi-ride-in-switzerland-10757407) [@ndtv](/creator/x/ndtv) 2026-01-15T18:42Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements


"Zohran Mamdanis Taxi Agenda Pulls Up to City Hall The Nation Mamdani names Midori Valdivia as taxi commissioner as the drivers who powered his rise press him to finish the fight against medallion debt"  
[News Link](https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zohran-mamdani-taxi-commission-midori-valdivia/) [@thenation](/creator/x/thenation) 2026-01-14T17:27Z 228.6M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Taxi Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"I just finished watching taxi driver and I feel I may have gone some distance into understanding why De Niro is a wokist and Jodie Foster doesnt fancy men"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LozzaFox/status/2012300430240252167) [@LozzaFox](/creator/x/LozzaFox) 2026-01-16T23:06Z 636.3K followers, 36.1K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Euston Station Two years after @TfL & @NetworkRailEUS relocated the taxi rank they will finally grant taxi access to one of the busiest stations in London from the west via a left turn from Euston Road into Churchway"  
[X Link](https://x.com/LondonTrafficW1/status/2012260081627287569) [@LondonTrafficW1](/creator/x/LondonTrafficW1) 2026-01-16T20:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Patriot_S_A @Kagiso_Makalela The taxi industry is dead Those Zulus must just accept it and move on or try something creative"  
[X Link](https://x.com/TheGeopol/status/2012175984447848732) [@TheGeopol](/creator/x/TheGeopol) 2026-01-16T14:51Z 22.7K followers, [----] engagements


"🎬 Just My Luck (2006) Luck Turns OvernightFrom Perfect to Disaster 😳☔🏙#shorts One kiss changes everything. 💋 Ashley feels it instantly something is off. A taxi speeds by. 🚕 Splash. Shes soaked head to toe. 😬💦 Then the sky opens up. Heavy rain pours down. ☔😳 No umbrella. No escape. She finally makes it home only to hear the worst news. 🏠 Flood damage. Mold issues. Her apartment is declared unsafe. 😱 From lucky to unlucky in minutes. Same city. Same day. Completely different life. 😵💫 This video is a non-commercial fan edit created for educational commentary and cinematic"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_59nMu6FtNk) [@josiahhoward](/creator/youtube/josiahhoward) 2026-01-16T12:32Z 26K followers, 147K engagements

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