Instead of a greeting, just a silent nod and eyes fixed on their mobile phones. For many passengers in Prague, this is a common reality when riding with drivers of alternative taxi services such as Uber or Bolt. There are 15,000 taxi drivers in Prague alone, 45 percent of whom are foreigners, mostly Ukrainians. They have difficulty communicating with passengers, often fumbling in the streets and relying only on navigation apps.
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Instead of a greeting, just a silent nod and eyes fixed on their mobile phones. For many passengers in Prague, this is a common reality when riding with drivers of alternative taxi services such as Uber or Bolt. There are 15,000 taxi drivers in Prague alone, 45 percent of whom are foreigners, mostly Ukrainians. They have difficulty communicating with passengers, often fumbling in the streets and relying only on navigation apps.