A very interesting concept, with a mad-max apocalypse meets sci-fi worked much better than I would have expected. I was a little lost on where to head and was following some poles for a while without reaching anywhere, but I think a sparse land would work very well for the idea you're going for. Perhaps some kind of direction indicator would work well for this.
The controls are generally good, although there's a bit of an odd switch between forwards and backwards that launched me backwards when trying to slow down and stop.
Overall, a good start and a great atmosphere!