Halley Cab Co.

Port Halcyon, 1989. Hover cabs are new, the comet is still in the sky and everybody wants a ride. You fly the one yellow cab of Halley Cab Co.: pick passengers up from rooftop pads, set down softly, take them where they want to go and get paid. Across the bay, OmniGlide is building cabs that fly themselves. Ten years, they say. Over 41 shifts you fly from 1989 to the last night of 1999 and show them what a driver can do. FLYING • A main thruster to climb, side thrusters to steer. Gravity, momentum and a fuel tank do the rest. • Come down too hard and you crash. Touch down moving sideways and you slide. • There is coffee in the cup holder. A bumpy ride spills it, and some passengers notice. SIX ACTS AND A FINALE • The Docklands, 1989: harbour roofs, gulls and the first fares. • The Neon Strip, 1991: wide night levels, VIPs, club owners, blinking signs and drones. • The Galleria, 1993: an…