via Web Urbanist
City buses have never been the sexiest form of transportation, but they get you from one place to the next. The Superbus Project aims to bring luxury, on-demand, eco-friendly mass transit
to the Netherlands with a bus that happens to look a lot like a stretch
limo. With 16 gull wing doors, a pile of safety features and the
ability to hit speeds up to 155 MPH, this is definitely not your typical
bus. The best part? You can wait inside your home for this bus since it
has no set route but instead makes stops after being summoned via web
or SMS.
Along with the development of cars that can drive themselves has come
the possibility of freeway convoys. An EU-funded project called SARTRE
is based around the idea that commuters will happily give up control of
their cars on the way to work in order to have a bit of free time
during the commute. A lead car would be piloted by a professional driver
who would be able to take control of and then release control of
personal vehicles, all based on signals given by the driver. When in the
convoy, the individual cars in the “train” are all controlled by the
lead car, and as such their drivers can simply sit back and enjoy the
ride.
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