An international team of scientists, including a principal investigator in neuroscience from the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, has analysed the way expert London taxi drivers plan their ...

An international team of scientists, including a principal investigator in neuroscience from the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, has analysed the way expert London taxi drivers plan their route in ...

The story of London's "Number 1 Taxi driver". James 'Jimmy' Michael Howe was a veteran of the cab trade. He entered his profession in 1884, driving horse-drawn vehicles around London. He had the ...

New research unveils how expert London taxi drivers rely on spatial awareness and memory to navigate the city's intricate streets, showcasing a sophisticated cognitive strategy that AI systems have ...

Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers -- famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets across the city -- as part of a study into the future of AI route-mapping.

New insights into how London taxi drivers plan their routes could inform the development of better navigation tools, reports a study led by UCL, University of York and Champalimaud Foundation ...

An international team of scientists, including a principal investigator in neuroscience from the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, has analysed the way expert London taxi drivers plan their route in ...

Transport for London’s (TfL) proposals to regulate pedicabs in the capital may address many public concerns, but they are unlikely to win support from London’s licensed taxi drivers. Despite ...

A London cab driver faced an unexpected police investigation after being accused of theft when an item was left behind in his taxi on Christmas Eve. The incident, which unfolded during the festive ...

found that London taxi drivers rationally plan each route by prioritising the most challenging areas first and filling in the rest of the route around these tricky points. Current computational models ...