If the image of a bus that resembles a mechanical millipede devouring cars tickles you, maybe consider moving to China.
The country on Tuesday trialled its new TEB-1, or Transit Elevated Bus, for the first time, according to state-run press agency Xinhua. The impressive and rather alarming vehicle -- imagine being literally overtaken by it -- houses passengers 4.8 meters (15.6 feet) above the road, and was first revealed as a concept back in May.
Raised up on rails on either side of a two-lane highway, the "straddling bus" glides over China's notoriously intense traffic and is much cheaper than building an underground train system, according to The Guardian. Each TEB-1 carries up to 300 people.
The video below gives you a computer-generated view of the public transport of the future.
