Appy days getting closer for city’s cab riders

The city is bringing the old-fashioned art of hailing a cab into the 21st century.

The Taxi & Limousine Commission is expected to announce new rules as early as today that would for the first time allow riders to use smartphone apps to hail yellow cabs.

The apps send alerts to taxis, using GPS technology to tell nearby drivers where potential riders are waiting.

TLC Commissioner David Yassky said, "We want passengers to have the widest range of options and the latest range of technology."

The rules would alter existing regulations that ban pre-arranged taxi pickups.

They would require the apps to download all fare information from the taxi meter using existing technology. They would also forbid app companies — many of which are eager to get a competitive edge in the New York market — from paying drivers to use their specific app.

That rule will help prevent drivers from giving preferential treatment to app hailers over those who find cabs on the street, Yassky said.

The TLC will hold a public hearing on the hailing apps on Nov. 29th. Its board will vote on adopting the rules in December.

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