http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 9:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
..and In other news, box truck rips through high tech chinese bustrain killing 25..]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIKy6099NGA]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
I don't want to be driving under that thing!]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
I heard they're going to paint the underside to look like the sky to reduce confusion. Just kidding, but I wonder if that would help. ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
But what if you're driving under the thing and there is a red light up ahead.... how the hell you gonna know to stop?

The bus may stop but you might think it's stopping at a bus stop....]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Instead of having suicide bombers strapping bombs to themselves and going into public transport we are going to see more car bombs.

Car bombs are already deadly! I remember hearing death tolls of a few hundred from Iraq. This just makes them even more deadly with about a thousand people above.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
If you look at the picture, I think that's why they designed the lower sides of the bus to be as see-through as possible. That should help some, but won't entirely eliminate the disorientation. ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
From the chinese website:
" cost per km is 10% of subway, bus operating costs compared with buses of various fuel reduction about 30%. "]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Just don't open your door and try to get out of your car as one of these buses goes over/by you!! ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/That would mean missing out on a significant opportunity for advertisers. I don't think it should be that strange to drive underneath these things.
]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Don't worry if there is a wreck the Chinese government will simply deny that it ever happened and harmonize everyone back to life. ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Is it just me or are all the people in the cgi clip white?
will chinese people not be allowed to use them?
]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/

So when the bus makes a left turn, all the cars either have to turn or hit the gas and go through the side of the bus?]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/I guess they don't need Google to advance afterall. ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
You hit the brakes to make a sharp right turn, but the bus driver doesn't see you and/or his rail traction and mass means he can't stop as fast as you. He cuts your car in half as you start to turn and he drives right through you.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/No when the bus comes to a crossroad the traffic-lights for the cars become red so the bus can drive without anyone inside. It would be totally cool though to drive underneath it without having to wait, but the penalty will be severe. =]]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/The real question is.can this thing go under a bridge or in a tunnel?]]>Aug 2nd 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
I dunno, but will all the electronics DRIVING cars nowadays, this CAN be made a possibility.

Looks good on paper...]]>Aug 2nd 2010 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Have you even driven into one of them Car Washes where the Car sits in place the the Washing part moves forward and backwards? You think your car is moving!!! Now imagine you really are moving and under this large thing that's also moving. Your going to get a lot of crashes and not just from that. How about a truck is crossing the lane right as the bus is driving by? How about a truck just crashed into that right railing and bent in in, now when the bus goes to drive by, it hits the railing. Large trucks can't even fit under it, but have to go around. The bus hits a 2 lane road and no trucks can get past it! The list goes on and on. It doesn't work.

Now if you just built a track system above the roads, that's different. Your still making use of the same space, but far safer. ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
But it would be really cool for places like SD and LA where it's not really feasible to rebuild all of the roads to support something like this to build metro systems on top of the freeways and major roads... Especially since we can't really build outward anymore on a lot of the freeways cuz there's no room and well in this day and age of green a metro system would probably be a better choice... Combine that with loads of zip car stations at the metro stops to get people the last mile and you could solve a lot of problems...]]>Aug 2nd 2010 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
"It's only a model."
- Patsy]]>Aug 2nd 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Car crashes will reach a new level, unlike which we have never seen before.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
There are hollow windows all round the edge of the design, I guess that'll reduce the effect.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Can you name the truck with four wheel drive,
smells like a steak and seats thirty-five..
Canyonero! Canyonero!
Well, it goes real slow with the hammer down,
It's the country-fried truck endorsed by a clown!
Canyonero! (Yah!) Canyonero!
The Federal Highway comission has ruled the
Canyonero unsafe for highway or city driving.
Canyonero!
12 yards long, 2 lanes wide,
65 tons of American Pride!
Canyonero! Canyonero!
Top of the line in utility sports,
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!
Canyonero! Canyonero! (Yah!)
She blinds everybody with her super high beams,
She's a squirrel crushing, deer smacking, driving machine!
Canyonero!-oh woah, Canyonero! (Yah!) ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 3rd 2010 1:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
I don't get all the negative comments...as a train buff this is really exciting and practical. At least in China, where you don't see 18 wheelers much at all.

From the presentation it seems like this train would be dual electric drive, with solar charging as well as cable transmission, which is great for the environment. It would eliminate the parking issue for buses, which is a big deal in congested cities. And the safety issue isn't as big as you guys make it, I think it is a lot safer than on-street trams which have a whole different set of traffic signals than the cars.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 3:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
why would this be a problem if the things wheels are already skinny? lower the tracks it sits in and it benefits from the high ground clearance. Obviously you'd want to avoid rolling down into deeper tracks while there are cars underneath... ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/I think it would be awesome for cars to also hitch a ride on the bus. that way, there can be less cars on the road at the same time...]]>Aug 3rd 2010 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Put LEDs on the inside walls that scroll lines at the same speed of the bus, giving an illusion that the lights are stationary. A dim line of light moving through the tunnel every 30ft or more would keep you attentive and give a perspective of speed.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 3rd 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/You think that's bad, wait until some terrorist drives an SUV full of explosives below it. Just a bad idea.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 3rd 2010 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 9:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
He said there are two possible types of vehicles - with and without rails. The rail-less ones use a computer guidance system that tracks painted lines on the road. I'd personally feel a lot safer with the rail version.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
I assume it would be for temporary / chartered uses? ]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 2nd 2010 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
sorry, seeing "Houston" and "mass transit" in one sentence makes me laugh...

every single time I go back there to visit my relatives, I'm surprised at the huge lack of buses you guys have there... but I guess it's not too surprising considering I'm comparing it to Vancouver, where buses are everywhere...

if this concept could work, Houston would probably be a better place than most... I can just imagine jumping onto one of these from IAH to Sugar Land... maybe let the people in Beijing work out the kinks first...]]>Aug 2nd 2010 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/Aug 3rd 2010 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
Don't look at the cg mock-up, watch the video. The bus-train is modeled to have three sections so that it can turn.]]>Aug 3rd 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/
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That's why I kinda miss Vancouver. Sure, the bus tickets cost 2X more, but the system actually works a heck of a lot better than here. ]]>Aug 3rd 2010 6:20PM