In Pictures: 12 cool future transportation concepts

From driverless cars to "never-stopping" trains, the way we get from point A to point B could be very different in the coming decades, most notably because of the new technologies that will be used

Straddling bus

There are other bus concept ideas, too. Ever been stuck behind a bus that keeps making frequent stops in heavy traffic? This concept bus design avoids that inconvenience for drivers. Asian researchers have developed the idea of a "straddling bus," which would be elevated above the roadway allowing vehicles to pass underneath the bus to keep the flow of traffic moving even while the bus makes frequent stops.

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