Taxi driver simulator

Real drivers start at a fleet garage or at home. They check the tires, brakes, and lights, then log into a dispatch system. Day shifts cover commuters and medical trips, while night shifts handle bar patrons and early airport flyers. Many fleet drivers pay a daily lease called a gate fee before they make a profit.

Between fares, cabbies wait in queues at hotel cab stands, train station ranks, or airport holding lots. They use trade words like flag drop for the base meter charge and deadheading for an empty return trip. Long hours of sitting cause back pain, and night shifts bring the risk of a bilker who runs without paying.

Licensing rules depend on the place. In the United States, cities like New York require a background check, a medical exam, and a hack license test. In Japan, drivers need a Class 2 commercial license, or Nishu Menkyo, and train at places like the Tokyo Taxi Center. In London, Hackney Carriage drivers must pass the Knowledge of London.

In London, Green Badge drivers operate black cabs regulated by Transport for London. They stop for hot meals at historic green Cabmen's Shelters. In New York City, yellow medallion cabs line up at Penn Station, Grand Central Terminal, and the holding lots at JFK and LaGuardia, while green Boro Taxis serve the outer boroughs and upper Manhattan.

In Tokyo, drivers wear suits and white gloves while driving Toyota JPN Taxi cabs for fleets like Nihon Kotsu or Hinomaru Kotsu. You can wait at the ranks outside Tokyo Station and Shinjuku. In Mumbai, black-and-yellow Kaali-Peeli cabs crowd the streets around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Marine Drive.

In Hong Kong, red urban taxis serve Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, while green and blue cabs cover the New Territories and Lantau. In Mexico City, pink-and-white libre cabs and dispatch sitio cabs work along Paseo de la Reforma and the Zócalo.

Arthur, 48, drives a black cab on the night shift in London. He sets a life goal to resolve a feud at the garage and save money for his daughter. On Tuesday, he uses place search to visit a rank near Paddington and talks to a nurse who rides home at three in the morning.

On Thursday, another driver texts Arthur about an argument over a skipped queue spot at the airport holding lot. Arthur plans an outing to a cafe near Russell Square and invites the two rival cabbies to talk it out in person. Both drivers remember what Arthur says, and the chat calms the garage down before the weekend.

Describe your driver in one text box to start. Include a name, an age, the shift you work, and the real city. You can also mention a detail like a regular passenger or a fleet garage.

Try a prompt like "Sal, 52, a yellow cab driver in New York City, United States, who works the night shift out of Queens". You can also write "Kenji, 34, a Nihon Kotsu taxi driver in Tokyo, Japan, who waits at the Shinjuku rank". Once the life starts, you can edit your boss, your family, or your regular passengers in the cast menu.