New York AI mobility firm Nexar has teamed with cab e-hail platform Flywheel to modernise taxis with connected vehicle technology.

This alliance will deploy Nexar’s connected dashcams across thousands of taxis in the USA, delivering real-time insights and helping fleets improve safety, reduce insurance costs and elevate the rider experience.

Through this integration, Flywheel-enabled taxis will be equipped with Nexar’s AI technology, transforming each vehicle into a data-driven, intelligent asset. Features such as automated crash detection, real-time driver behaviour insights and proactive safety alerts will empower taxi drivers and fleet operators with tools previously available only to large-scale rideshare platforms.

“This alliance is about more than just cameras in taxis,” said Zach Greenberger, CEO of Nexar. “Together with Flywheel, we’re equipping an iconic mode of transportation with next-generation technology. This is a leap forward in making taxis not only safer and smarter, but also contributors to a larger vision of better managed insurance costs for drivers and fleets.”

Flywheel’s platform powers thousands of taxis in major metropolitan areas, offering modern app-based hailing, digital payments and centralised fleet management. By adding Nexar’s connected vehicle technology, Flywheel is expanding its value proposition to include real-time telematics, safety analytics and fleet intelligence.

“Flywheel is committed to ensuring taxis remain competitive, relevant and innovative,” said Izzy Aala, CEO of Flywheel. “With Nexar’s technology, we’re providing taxi drivers with tools that rival and often surpass those used by rideshare fleets. We’re proud to roll this out nationwide as part of our mission to strengthen the industry.”

Nexar (www.nexar-ai.com) turns cars into vision sensors to understand the world. Its platform powers vision-connected services and apps at scale, making vision-based applications for better driving powered by a crowd-sourced vision feed. Using anonymous, aggregated data captured from this network, Nexar has developed a portfolio of vision-based data services for the autonomous vehicle industry and public and private sector partners to make roadways safer and more efficient.

Californian company Flywheel (www.flywheel.com) provides a digital platform for the taxi industry, providing app-based ride booking, seamless payments and fleet management tools.