Is This Gliding Electric Bus the Future of Public Transportation?

As reported by Popular Mechanics:If you've ever been stuck on the bus wondering how and when the humble vehicle will make the jump into the future, a fresh concept video could ease your transportation-related concerns.

The mass-transit concept, created by Beijing-based Transit Explore Bus, was shown off at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC) over the weekend. As the video below shows, the electric transit elevated bus glides above traffic and is designed to allow cars to pass beneath it.

The evolutionary Monorail concept is also apparently cheaper and quicker to develop than subway systems, and can hold up to 1,400 passengers. With Hebei's Qinhuangdao City set to adopt the gliding apparatus in the second half of this year, we might just see the Straddle Bus cruising over cars in no time.