noun
privately owned taxi
A taxi owned and operated by an individual driver, as opposed to a company-owned taxi. Common in Japan where licensed individuals can run their own taxi business.
彼は個人タクシーの運転手として独立した。
He became independent as a driver of a privately owned taxi.
個人タクシーは会社のタクシー
Privately owned taxis can sometimes be slightly more expensive than company taxis.