Asher Moses now operates a fleet of all-electric black taxis.

Asher Moses

Asher Moses completed The Knowledge, a memory test, and became a London black-cab driver in 1989. He said the test was very challenging and that he loved the excitement of graveyard shifts. Moses shared the backseat stories of his cab, from meeting celebrities to wild revelers.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Asher Moses, a former cab driver and the CEO of Sherbet, an all-electric taxi fleet in...

Continue Reading I've been a cab driver in London for 20 years. Graveyard shifts were the best — you never know what'll happen in the back of a cab.