HIDDEN features of the Electric London Taxi!
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - Cruise Control
00:48 - Speed Limiter
02:06 - Continental Driving
03:06 - Average Speed
03:29 - Ultra Demister
04:34 - Auto Headlights
04:57 - Auto Highbeam
05:18 - Auto Wipers
06:14 - Album Artwork
07:07 - Hidden Fridge
07:31 - Pre Conditioning
08:42 - Turn OFF Speed Sign Assist!
10:32 - Driver Profiles
11:22 - Wiper Service
11:42 - LDW
11:53 - A Personal Safe
12:46 - Reversing Camera
13:10 - Hidden Pocket 
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Why Are London Taxi’s Black?
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Speedlimiter are such an underrated feature in cars! You can just concentrate on whats going on the road, which is particular usefull in a City and don't need to watch the speed.
Lack of speed limiter is one of the worst things about Teslas. I find driving around the countryside I normally set the limiter to 60 and then I can focus on the road, not the dials. In many places you can't reach that speed, but the when you reach a straight section it's good to know you can put your foot down without worrying, slow down for the corner, go again and still be limited.
@@rjmunroI don’t really get why you hate it on teslas?
@@jamesthedovehe hates the lack of it
@@rjmunro I think they should be standard in every new car, watched @what'sinside of him taking his daughter on her first drive . the speed limit was 65 shes going 70mph..... then i found out yep they dont have them
The preconditioning isn’t just for your comfort, it help the battery getting into a good operating temperature therefore better range on it
great informative video Tom, my favourite is the fridge great addition on a very warm day.Love the channel fella keep up the good work.👍
Hey Tom 👋🏾 thanks for the tips never knew some features that i can use in my taxi.
Nice to have these automatic features, but expensive to fix when they go wrong. A friend was quoted £800 for an automatic wiper controller. He went to Halfords and paid £5 for a finger operated switch.
I wondered when that luddite chant would come out lol I guess you are a middle-aged male...
@@mariemccann5895
Don't like wasting money on unnecessary features.
Any links to the switch? I was in halford's the other day didn't see any switches that cheap
@@brumarly
It was a couple of years ago
@brumarly
Just been on their website
Code elec273
3 position toggle switch £4.99p
Wow, taxis have certainly come a long way in recent years. Great video Tom 👍👍
Another great video from Tom.
Brilliant ! ! - Album Artwork section, with a tip of the hat to "Texas - The Hush".
A classic album...
Could add “or any contemporary Volvo” to the title 😂 👍
You can adjust the airflow in the driver cabin by hitting any of the three arrows when you open the control screen. The active air flow arrow will light up in yellow.
Great video once again Tom 👌🏼
Thanks mate another amazing video
Information I don't need, but enjoyed watching. 😅👌
another great vid tom
Another great vlog
I have many of these features on my MG5 - helps to let you just concentrate on observing what’s going on around you! Especially like the auto-dimming rear view mirror at night when a car comes up behind you! Best secret discovery was how to turn down the indicator click-clack sound!!
Good video Tom, what was your thinking in getting the cloth rear trim and not the leatherette seats
Love the vids mate, but I think many of us would like to know: where are the work shifts? Nothing more relaxing than watching you ferry punters about town. Cheers and have a good one.
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for sharing
Saturday night TTTD viewing! yay!
The colour is superb! Far better than the sea of grey/black/white you see these days.
I just found out I haven't been getting notices and your videos haven't been coming up in my subscription feed. Been having this issue with other channels so doing the unsub/resub thing to right it. Glad i found out as i really enjoy your videos! Cheers!
Hey Tom! Could you do a review of your cab towards fuel consumption/ charging times and how the hybrid system works in the real world please? Thanks.
11:23 I never knew cars did this. I had to try and time it perfectly, by turning the car ignition off when the wipers were up, for me to change the wiper blades on my VW Golf.
Brake lights should still come on with regenerative braking.
Not on TXE
Depends on the braking force that the car has on regen braking. Some cars don’t brake harshly enough to need to show the lights
Depends on the specific car and the specific manufacturing location and date. Regulations have trouble keeping up with technology, and under a lot of definitions, regen braking is *not* technically part of the "main braking system". If your foot isn't actually stomping on the brake pedal, it's anybody's guess what any given car is going to do these days. Bit crazy, honestly.
@@jamesirvein5458 That's a bit hit 'n' miss 😀
There is a small storage shelf above the sun visor. I keep a few things in a bag there
Hey tom, you forgot to show us your routes that you take with the punters In the back.
Nice to see 110. Driven that a few times, sad to see them go from Chester.
Congratulations on your award last week Tom couple of questions on then cab have you had any ERAD problems so many drivers are having to get their Erads replaced some even twice or three times must be a cheap crap weak component LEVC use but the cab has been out 5 years now 68 plate and still problems with ERAD 73 plate also are you thinking of getting a new cab after 5 year warranty finished
any thing they LEVC should upgrade or add to the cab to make it better apple car play ?
this leather steering wheel can I ask where did you get it done at royal wheels ? and how much thanks in advance
Im glad LEVC have adopted VOLVOS Sensus system features, it certainly has put them very far ahead in terms of tech and safety in taxis.
most of these features i have enabled in my Volvo and are incredibly useful!
Why wouldn’t they ? It’s all owned by one Chinese company - Geely
My car automatically changes the indicator click sound to match the beat of the music.
Not really, but I bloody wish it did.
Hi Tom, interesting. What phone holder are you using, and how is it attached?
Hi Tom can you please tell me where did you get your
steering wheel cover?
PRE CONDITIONING
Advice needed
I leave home everyday at 725am
At what time do I need to put the timer on in the settings for the pre condition to start?
Does the pre condition warm the car interior and the battery or just the interior?
Many thanks in advance.
Oh Tom those auto lights and wipes are the Bain of my life as a MOT tester (and hackney) , I have to test the lights manually and if you imaging at some point your car is headlamp to face height of a tester there on the ramp so we turn the lights off. I have had complains either way "you turned the autos off...you turned the autos on!" but as a tester your car is not the same as your other car you have just tested...Its the "ever since you MOTed my car the wipers don't work"' , "well use them switch on mrs" we are a legal test if you cant use your car to the minimum standard that we test them at you should not drive....Just saying xx great videos Thanks Tom for your time with us to share your life x
I see that the buttons on the wheel and the screen are practically the same as in a Volvo. What’s the link between the LEVC and Volvo?
Wow didn’t realize that there is so many features on a black cab👍 Can you please tell me how long a charge lasts you. 👍
Nice 👌
Never thought that I would watch a video about taxi dlc
Some of these things would be great on USA taxis
I had a test drive in one and fell in love with it just need to get one eventually don’t tell the Wife 😂😂
hearing all the weird stories with the names and identifying details left out might be interesting. Taxi drivers must see some strange stuff.
I've found reliance on automatic headlights to be a really bad developing trait in a lot of drivers. Your auto light sensors can only measure brightness, NOT visibility. A really bright but foggy day? They won't come on. Middle of the day with loads of rain? They won't come on. In situations where you want your lights on to BE SEEN rather than to improve your own vision, the vast majority of auto lights will let you down. They definitely help, for sure, but are absolutely not a 'set and forget' utility. Any time your wipers are on, you want your lights on too.
Hi Tom keep it up you are doing a great job and having fun making some brilliant videos superstar Ali Walsall west midlands england junction 10 m6 Walsall churckery
Just noticed that good scar above the ear to the temple.
Great tip for any mechanic working on your taxi they can find money under your seat haha
Thanks Tom,for another great video with a bit of comedy thrown in 😅... I will share as always ...
A black cab doing 70 on the motorway is unheard of 😂
Hi Tom! My Brother and I have passed our knowledge. We're thinking of financing a new taxi and sharing it. Eventhough we get on very well, do you think this could be problematic?
Would be fine until you all want to work at the best time to make money
got fords quickclear in my 03 focus. 20-30 seconds on a frosty windscreen and its all melted.
Classic ford owning the patent before anyone else
Having trouble connecting earbuds to the vehicle via bluetooth. Is it doable?
that’s pretty much my volvo 😊
Hi just keep doing it 😊
Most of the dashboard, including the infotainment, aircon bit, steering, headlight and wiper stick look like from volvo. I guess Geely is responsible for this.
I would actually argue that the auto headlights setting on modern cars is a problem. Every so often where I live (suburban Berkshire) I see cars driving un-lit in the dark, or with nothing more than the front LED glow-strip 'daytime running lights' on. Precisely because the instruments are now constantly backlit instead of it corresponding to lights being on, inattentive or ignorant drivers have no concept of how visible they are at night anymore. Some conveniences are a false economy, IMO...
The lights on the TXE are always on front and rear when set to auto, although they are dipped or whats called daylight running lights in the day and will go to main beam not high in dark conditions.
Hi your videos are the best Londons greatest son
Wow, these new taxis are complicated in technology. Although some of the features b be found on my car such as automatic wiper blades and dimming headlights…
hi do you have problems with heavy steering
Yea will randomly happen, not often though
I’m pretty certain the brake lights will come on in an electric vehicle slowing from 70mph to 30mph…
You'd like to think so wouldn't you? Except Technology Connections did a whole video related to this
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It depends if regenerative braking alone activates the brake lights on this vehicle, which until recently was actually *prohibited* in the EU. So being a recent change I guess it depends if the UK still follow those standards and when this vehicle was manufactured? In other words, I wouldn't assume anything!
It was definitely not prohibited that woud have been very stupid... even very old EVs like an 2014 BMW i3 activate the brake lights when regernerating. The threshold for the lights to work is simmilar to "normal" engine beaking with an ICE. The video you mention just shows a very serious problem in Hyundai and Kia Cars wich is resolved by now.@@ryanmitcham5522
My Transit Custom has auto wipers. Total hate! It never gets it quite right, aghhh!
I've just realised I've always had my headlights on that "auto" lol what a knob, no wonder people keep flashing me lol what a helmet lol
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Great video! I got told about stuffing something down side of seat otherwise you will lose what ever falls down 😂😂 my bank card ended up falling! I found on the other side (luggage part) a little compartment you can get your arm through so managed to save it 😃😃
Yes, bit of pipe lagging for me 😂
looks like a volvo system
Please always switch off automatic high beam, I can't count the number of times I was blinded by cars with such feature because the car didn't recognise me as a cyclist with the cargo bike. The same when walking when it is cold and wet.
Tom what's the name of that jacket?
No apple csr play??
Costs more to implement and in my experience would likely end up being more dangerous with how unreliable it is. As a passenger unable to drive due to poor health and visual processing I am often tasked with bringing back Apple Maps on the car
You forgot the indicators
Pity it’s got a low range battery
It is just a Volvo with a taxi body on top
Don’t drive in Wales. My car didn’t have a clue what the speed limit was driving through Wales on Saturday.
Auto lights don't work with rain and auto high beam only works with other cars, so don't complain when a pedestrian throws a beercan at you when passing .
Won't be long until taxi drivers won't be needed. You will just go on your phone, order a cab, it will drive itself to your location then drive itself wherever you tell it. Driverless tech is moving so quickly.
If the railway still cant get it right when the thing is on tracks and can’t go anywhere else, cars have a long long way to go
What do you mean the railways can't get it right? Driverless technology is still in it's infantcy and it's already allowed on the roads in the US. There are cities there that already have driveless cabs working and they have very few issues currently. In the next 10 years they will be a normal thing to see on British roads, the only thing that might stop them is taxi union protests but I doubt even that. I don't know how cabbies will compete in price when you have a car driving itself you don't need to pay a wage so their prices will be lower.@@memediatek
I’ve often thought about driverless technology. Because some people drive like bellends, they are the weakest link so quicker they don’t drive the better.
However, driverless technology is only good if EVERY car has it and is therefore predictable. As a human, I can predict in advance that the car on a side street isn’t going to give way as I drive past …as it should… and it will cut me up. Or that a person on a slip road will change lanes when it isn’t clear. I doubt computers could predict other road-users doing something against logic.
I wish you could get Apple play Google play on the screen and cup holders in the rear..
All of these automatic systems are generally making people worse drivers
Cruise control and reverse cameras, 'new' in 2023? a bit late to the party aren't ya? (well i mean whoever's manufacturing those London cabs)
this is nothing new. all the volvos have the same features
It's not mentally draining to keep at a speed limit manually.
Of course it is. Do that for 9 hours a day
@TomtheTaxiDriver oh wow, 9 hours!?, gosh, I never knew you had to endure such torture and pain. You guys really are the Knights of the road. Hopefully they keep upgrading the cabs with more gadgets. Cost a little more each time but worth it I'd say 😂
keeping with flow of traffic is easy. keeping within a couple clicks of a speed limit is reasonable. manually keeping to exactly the speed limit when it changes every few blocks, there's enough going on around you you can't actually afford to drop your eyes off the road for a second and you know 1 mph over caught on a random camera means you have no more livelihood sounds kinda like hell. :P
You forgot to mention why anyone would care that you've completed the knowledge.
Evrything you do every where you go you tracked all you doing is teaxhing AI haw to drive dont inbrace the tech because its going to take your job 😢
AI is distrusting a lot more industries already before driving. As there’s a safety element involved, driving will be one of the last areas affected. Otherwise we’d have driverless trains and planes.
Bet it spends most of its time rinning on the engine. Real world EV range is what less than 60 miles in winter and reducing each year. A lot of money for a Fake EV Taxi
Do people really take notice of the 20 limit Tom? I don’t live in london anymore but when i visit & I’m leaving town late at night, those 20 limits are a nuisance, especially when there’s little else on the road
Misleading title
Some bad editing in this