Shanghai taxi drivers are now increasingly pulling some magician stunts by swapping out your fully charged jiaotong ka (public transportation card) with an empty one using sleight-of-hand. more ›

You might even get lucky and be assigned to one of Shanghai's new Expo-themed minivan cabs, complete with gold rims. The city plans to hire more than 4,000 new cab drivers in advance of next month's opening, focusing its recruitment efforts on Shanghai's rural surroundings in the Yangtze River delta. more ›

The city traffic authorities now have an electronic map about local traffic information online located at www.jt.sh.cn/shanghaimap/index.html. It's supposed to give out info on subways, railways, long-distance bus stations, airports and roughly 77 local tourism sites PLUS booking numbers of local taxi companies and regular cab fares. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work quite right yet. The site has a lot of links, but most of them do nothing when you click on them. So uh... here's some links you can use instead to calculate your taxi fare, figure out subway lines and understand bus routes. You're welcome. more ›

Shanghai is a big ol' place, and so traversing it by taxi is often the quickest, if most costly, option. To lessen the scary surprises given out by the taxi meters, you can now calculate your fare online. Thanks to this new application from Kuber, you simply type in your departure location and destination, and you'll be given the exact distance and approximate fare. Forward planners, unite! more ›

Shanghai Daily is shouting that taxi cabs are now going to be more expensive. Starting from October 11th, the floor price will be raised from the 11RMB/3KM we've been used to all these years to a wallet-busting 12RMB/3KM. The stretch cabbies drive after that 3KM floor will be increased to 2.40RMB, from its original 2.10RMB per km. There was never a better time to learn how to ride the bus. more ›

The days of the hallowed Volkswagen Santana, long the automobile of choice for basically all Shanghai taxi companies, may soon be screeching to a full stop. more ›

Shanghai officials have issued a warning against taxi drivers that may be using black market devices to scam passengers. The gidgets, which can be had for "several dozen yuan" either make the meter tick faster or increase the distance traveled. more ›

City Weekend brings us murmurs that the Shanghai government may soon crack down on those taxi televisions that broadcast ads nonstop (with nary an off button in sight). Declarations by the local government and officials from the World Expo Environment Improvement campaign hinted that taxi commercials could fall into the category of visual and audio pollution. more ›