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Taxis

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Cars for hire that provide rides between locations chosen by passengers; examples include yellow cabs in New York City.

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Maglev Trains

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Trains that use magnetic levitation to suspend, guide, and propel vehicles; examples include the Shanghai Maglev Train.

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Rapid Transit (Metro, Subway)

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High-capacity urban public transit; examples include the New York City Subway, London Underground, and Tokyo Metro.

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Animal-Powered Transport

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Transportation methods using animals; examples include horse-drawn carriages and camel rides.

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Cable Cars

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Vehicles pulled by moving cables installed beneath the roadway; examples include the San Francisco cable cars.

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Ridesharing (Carpooling)

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Sharing rides with other passengers in a privately-owned vehicle; examples include UberPOOL and Lyft Line.

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Monorails

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Rail systems with a single track, typically elevated; examples are the Tokyo Monorail and the Las Vegas Monorail.

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Human-Powered Rickshaws

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A mode of human-powered transport; examples include rickshaws and pedicabs found in many Asian countries and tourist areas.

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Buses

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A road vehicle designed to carry multiple passengers; examples include city buses, intercity buses, and school buses.

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Car Sharing

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A model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time; examples include Zipcar and Car2go.

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Trains

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Steel-wheeled vehicles that run on railroad tracks; examples are commuter trains, subways, and freight trains.

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Autonomous Vehicles (Self-driving Cars)

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Vehicles equipped with technology to drive themselves; examples are under development by companies like Waymo and Tesla.

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Ferries

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Boats or ships that carry passengers (and sometimes vehicles) over a body of water; examples include the Staten Island Ferry, Star Ferry in Hong Kong.

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High-speed Rail

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Trains that operate significantly faster than traditional rail traffic; examples include the Shinkansen in Japan and TGV in France.

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Water Taxis

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Small boats designed to provide public transportation in urban areas with waterways; examples include Venice Vaporetto service.

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Air Trams and Gondolas

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Cable-propelled transit systems where cabins are suspended and pulled by cables; examples include the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway and Medellin Metrocable.

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Electric Scooters (E-scooter sharing)

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Lightweight, electrically powered scooters; examples include Bird and Lime scooters.

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Trams/Light Rail

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Urban public transport vehicles that run on tracks; examples include streetcars, and light rail vehicles.

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Bicycles (Bike-sharing)

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Individual public transportation using bicycles; examples include Citi Bike in New York City and Santander Cycles in London.

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Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)

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A type of automated guideway transit with small automated vehicles; examples include the system at Heathrow Airport.

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