Some of the signature sights during a typical cruise around London include the famous Big Ben clock tower, bright red double-decker buses, plenty of exotic cars and, of course, the quintessentially British classic TX4 black taxicabs. However, those famous taxis that have become so characteristic of the British capital are about to undergo a big change. That's because The London Taxi Company is now owned by Chinese manufacturer Geely, and the company just unveiled a new TX5 taxicab that will be seen swarming all over the UK by 2017.