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Portugal's newest electronic initiative is the digital taxi. "Using global-positioning system (GPS) technology, the system, aimed at business travellers, is capable of automatically transmitting an SMS to a control centre in case of an accident or other incident.

It also provides information such as which pharmacists are on duty late at night, which museums are hosting special exhibitions, or the best route to get from one place to another. The extra services will cost passengers about 40 cents.

Some of the 400 taxis that will take part in the project next month in Lisbon will also have PCs installed in the back of the driver's seat, allowing instant access to the Internet, as well as faxes". Reports the The Globe and Mail

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