Bus that drives over cars: China unveils futuristic transport concept

Bus that drives over cars: China unveils futuristic transport concept:
"IT LOOKS like a cross between an oversized train and a transformer.
But this is actually an elevated bus and China hopes it holds the answer to its crazy traffic jams.
The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) would see passengers ride above the traffic below with stops placed along the route in a similar system to the subway — except apparently cheaper.
A scale model of the bus was unveiled just days ago at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, and it certainly attracted some attention.
While the cost was not made clear, the engineer in charge of the TEB project said he believed it would solve major congestion issues across the country.
Bai Zhiming told China’s Central Television network, CCTV News: “With a carrying capacity of 1200 people at a time, the TEB has the same functions as the subway while its cost of construction is less than one fifth of the subway.
“Its construction can be finished in one year.”