# Compare services in one city

Lesson 1 of [Compare robotaxi services and plan a ride](https://robotaxis.fyi/academy/compare-and-plan-robotaxi-rides.md), 14 minutes.

Start with the city page. It shows every listed service in that city, grouped by status. Open the listing for each service. Use the Compare robotaxi services tool on this site to put two or three side by side.

## Compare in this order

1. **Status.** Only a public service is open to anyone today. Plan around a public service.
2. **Driver type.** Know if the car is driverless, has a safety monitor inside or has a safety driver at the wheel. Some riders and some organisations care about this.
3. **Zone.** Check that your start and your end are both inside the zone in the app.
4. **Airports.** If the trip starts or ends at an airport, check that its IATA code is on the listing. Read the pickup note in the app.
5. **Freeways.** A long trip across a city can be slower if the service does not use freeways. A blank cell means the operator does not publish it.
6. **Apps.** Note every app that books the service.
7. **Check date.** Prefer a recently checked listing, and confirm in the app.

## A rule for ties

A service that is not public cannot win, whatever else it offers. Use the other fields only to choose between public services.

## Write it down

For each service, note the status, driver type, zone fit, airport, apps and check date. Notes make the choice easy to repeat and to explain to others.

## Sources

- This site, guide How to compare robotaxi services

Also on the [web page](https://robotaxis.fyi/academy/compare-and-plan-robotaxi-rides/compare-services-in-one-city).