A motorized taxi or cab that operates independently, using its own engine rather than horse power.
From auto- (self-propelling automobile) + cab (short for cabriolet or cabin). The term emerged in the early 1900s to distinguish motorized taxis from horse-drawn cabs.
Before autocabs, all taxis were horse-drawn, which meant taxi drivers had to be skilled with animals and manage street congestion with living creatures—motorized cabs were a total game-changer for city transportation.
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