What makes The Land Yacht so special?
The Land Yacht is a mini-van taxi cab that is outfitted with multimedia devices that the Yellow Checker Cab Co. hopes will attract customers. The Land Yacht is the only multimedia cab in Austin and one of only a handful of its type in the country. The following devices are installed in The Land Yacht for your riding pleasure: * 15-inch LCD computer monitor * 40-gigabyte hard drive * Pair of blacklights with psychedelic decorations * 10-inch woofer * V-12 amplifier * Wheelchair lift * Touch-screen wireless Internet access * Over 14,000 MP3s in queue Source: The Land Yacht Web page, http://www.landyacht.com “When I first heard about The Land Yacht six months ago I thought it was a really unique, creative and innovative idea,” said Debbie Taylor, operations manager at Yellow Checker Cab Co. Taylor said that dispatchers get numerous calls requesting The Land Yacht. On an average night when most cab drivers will make 35 to 50 trips with only five to 10 by special request, Powell is likely t
