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New York (EON) – New York City taxi and limousine drivers are threatening to strike over new GPS systems to be installed.

The New York Taxi and Limousine commission wants each of the city’s 13,000 taxis to install GPS systems as well as touch-screen panels placed n the back seat of the cabs. The new technology will also allow people to pay by credit card and map a route as they are riding through the city.

The New York Taxi Workers Alliance which represents about 8,000 drivers stated that they may strike over the new gear. The driver’s worry that the new GPS route-mapping will make passengers backseat drivrs and will also allow cab owners to spy on drivers.

The commission stated that another bonus is that it will allow for GPS tracking to find lost of stolen property.