Overview

• The pilot starts on October 15, 2025 and initially permits only prices above the current fixed fare, with the option to offer lower prices added after four months.
• Flexible pricing applies to app-ordered trips, while street hails and taxi-stand pickups continue to use the taximeter and the fixed-price booking option remains available.
• Statistikamt Nord and mobility researcher Andreas Knie will assess passenger outcomes and market effects and will deliver findings to the transport authority after the trial.
• Reports differ on the trial’s end date, with coverage citing February 14, 2026 for the first phase and either February or June 14, 2026 for the overall conclusion.
• City officials say the goal is to make taxis more attractive and to postpone a general tariff hike, and major dispatcher Hansafunk has opted out citing pricing and cost concerns.