WATCH: A model of a new Transit Elevated Bus debuted at a high-tech expo in China. The futuristic bus rises above cars to utilize more road space. Learn more: http://cbsn.ws/20GLieL | CBS Evening News

A model of a Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) debuted at the 19th China Beijing International High-Tech Expo, which concluded on Sunday. The TEB is a purely homegrown invention of China, with its passenger compartment sitting above other vehicles on the road below, allowing cars to pass underneath. The TEB is designed to increase the utilization of road space. "With a carrying capacity of 1,200 people at a time, the TEB has the same functions as the subway while its cost of construction is less than o

75K views · 1.8K reactions | China’s Transit Elevated Bus starts test run on road in N China’s Qinhuangdao city China's homemade transit elevated bus, TEB-1, conducted a road test in Qinhuangdao, N China's Hebei Province, on Tuesday. With a capacity up to 300 people, the passenger compartment of this futuristic public bus rises far above other vehicles on the road, allowing cars with height below 2 meters to pass underneath. | CGTN | Facebook

This futuristic Chinese bus concept aims to improve public transit. Would the TEB work in the U.S.?: http://bit.ly/25k7FKk | Autoblog