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Taxi Driver Career - Version 2 vs Version 3
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11Overview2233The 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.4455The 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.6677Note: 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.8899Confirmed Components10101111ComponentDescriptionActive Career TypePlayers will control their Zoi during shifts as a taxi driver, picking up passengers and driving them to destinations.Multi-City AvailabilityUnlike the Cahaya-only Rookie Taxi Driver from August 2025, the September 2026 career will be available in Dowon and Bliss Bay alongside Cahaya.Customer PickupPassengers will hail taxis or call them through the smartphone Call Taxi feature. Drivers receive ride requests and navigate to pickup points.Vehicle DrivingBuilds on the existing Driving and Vehicles system. Manual driving mode lets players steer the taxi directly using WASD; automatic mode handles the navigation.1212Existing Cahaya Taxi Driver13131414The 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:15151616RankDaily SalaryRookie Taxi Driver270 MeowReliable Driver540 MeowPremium Driver950 Meow1717This 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.18181919Connection to the September 2026 Update20202121The September 2026 update bundles vehicle and travel content:22222323Vehicle 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.24242525Timeline26262727DateStatusAugust 20, 2025Cahaya Rookie Taxi Driver added as a rabbit-hole career path in the Island Getaway DLC.December 26, 2025Full active Taxi Driver Career first announced in the 2026 Roadmap Part 1 letter as the September 2026 deliverable.March 26, 2026Roadmap reaffirmed at the anniversary livestream as part of Q3 plan.Current targetSeptember 2026 (per published roadmap).2828Open Questions29293030Whether 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.31313232See Also33333434Vehicle 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.