ALHAMDULILLAH.. SERVIS TEKSI BAKAL DINAIKTARAF DALAM MASA TERDEKAT INI.

Tak sangka sebenarnya sebab terbaca news pasal ni tadi. Hope semua berpuas hati dengan apa yang dibuat ini gunakan public transport untuk mengurangkan kesesakan lalulintas.  Especially kat KL.

Dipetik dari THE STAR:

In the near future, brown Proton Exoras will become the face of Malaysia’s taxis, much like New York’s yellow cabs and London’s black cabs.Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar said that the 1.6-litre MPV model will be the nationwide standard for all new Malaysian taxis.“This (Proton Exora 1.6) will be the standard bearer for the future. “We’re going to do away with all these different colours,” he told reporters at SPAD headquarters.He said that the spacious Exora was chosen for its comfort factor, with specifications for more headroom, legroom and larger baggage space.The move was one of many that SPAD was doing to standardise the taxi industry, which until now used all types of cars and colours.Syed Hamid said that customers would not have to pay higher fares for riding in the new Exoras, adding that the rates would start at RM3.The Exoras will come in manual or automatic transmission models, have either petrol or factory-fitted natural gas vehicle (NGV) models, and will be priced at RM64,000 and above.Drivers of existing models, he said, would not be forced to convert their cabs to the new standard immediately. Instead, they would be asked to use the Exora only when the permits on their current models expired.“Existing taxis have an expiry period. It will take time and they may take up to 10 years to expire.“After that, we want them to migrate to a better specifications,” he said.The first models are expected to hit the road in early September.Syed Hamid said SPAD was also looking into installing Global Positioning System (GPS) units in all new and existing taxis.Calling it the Centralised Taxi Service System (CTSS), he said that the GPS units would allow SPAD to monitor the movements of cabbies nationwide.“This is something we are going to centralise for all taxis. Even current ones will have to install a GPS,” he said.In light of recent crime cases, Syed Hamid said that SPAD was also looking into closed-circuit television systems (CCTV) and panic buttons for security reasons.Syed Hamid said that SPAD had been studying London and New York’s taxis in an effort to make Malaysian cabs more identifiable.He said it would be best for Malaysia to have a mix of individual and company-based taxi licences.“We are now looking at whether there are any dormant licences, or whether there are any drivers who have lost interest. We’ve found quite a number recently, and we’ll keep on (issuing) licences as a continuing exercise,” he said. - THE STAR