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Overview
The Taxi Driver Career is a planned career path for inZOI that will let Zois work as professional taxi drivers. The career was announced as part of the September 2026 update in the 2026 Roadmap Part 1 letter published on December 26, 2025. As of April 25, 2026, the feature has not yet shipped on the live build (v0.7.5) and remains in active development.
The Taxi Driver Career is bundled with broader Vehicle Repair content. Both the call-taxi player feature and the taxi-driver-as-employer side ship in the same update, creating a complete taxi ecosystem where Zois can hail rides as customers or work as drivers professionally.
Note: A Rookie Taxi Driver position already exists on Cahaya as part of the Cahaya Careers added in the August 2025 Island Getaway DLC. The September 2026 expansion is expected to broaden taxi work into a full active career path with multi-city availability and player-controlled driving.
Confirmed Components
Component | Description |
|---|---|
Active Career Type | Players will control their Zoi during shifts as a taxi driver, picking up passengers and driving them to destinations. |
Multi-City Availability | Unlike the Cahaya-only Rookie Taxi Driver from August 2025, the September 2026 career will be available in Dowon and Bliss Bay alongside Cahaya. |
Customer Pickup | Passengers will hail taxis or call them through the smartphone Call Taxi feature. Drivers receive ride requests and navigate to pickup points. |
Vehicle Driving | Builds on the existing Driving and Vehicles system. Manual driving mode lets players steer the taxi directly using WASD; automatic mode handles the navigation. |
Existing Cahaya Taxi Driver
The Rookie Taxi Driver position at Jallan Network on Cahaya was added in v0.3.0 (August 20, 2025) as a rabbit-hole career with three rank tiers:
Rank | Daily Salary |
|---|---|
Rookie Taxi Driver | 270 Meow |
Reliable Driver | 540 Meow |
Premium Driver | 950 Meow |
This existing career is rabbit-hole only. Drivers do not actively control vehicles during shifts under the August 2025 implementation. The September 2026 expansion is expected to convert taxi work into an active career where players directly drive customers between locations.
Connection to the September 2026 Update
The September 2026 update bundles vehicle and travel content:
Vehicle Repair, car washes, audio systems, and in-car conversations.
Call Taxi smartphone feature for player customers.
Taxi Driver Career (this article) for player drivers.
City festivals and user-created custom holidays.
Timeline
Date | Status |
|---|---|
August 20, 2025 | Cahaya Rookie Taxi Driver added as a rabbit-hole career path in the Island Getaway DLC. |
December 26, 2025 | Full active Taxi Driver Career first announced in the 2026 Roadmap Part 1 letter as the September 2026 deliverable. |
March 26, 2026 | Roadmap reaffirmed at the anniversary livestream as part of Q3 plan. |
Current target | September 2026 (per published roadmap). |
Open Questions
Whether the September career replaces or supplements the Cahaya Rookie Taxi Driver.
Specific salary structure for the active career.
Tip mechanics from satisfied passengers.
Whether players can own a taxi fleet as a business in addition to driving.
Promotion requirements and rank structure.
See Also
Vehicle Repair is bundled in the same September 2026 update. Cahaya Careers lists the existing Rookie Taxi Driver position. Driving and Vehicles covers the underlying driving system. Jobs and Careers lists every career. 2026 Roadmap tracks delivery status.