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Willie bus concept is trippy, functional and has LCD screens for a body
It’s good to take a giant step out of the conventional and make ordinary seem cool. That’s what the ‘Willie’ bus concept is all about. Designed by Tad Orlowski , the concept is aimed at “transforming city landscapes.” How they do this could be a pretty interesting prospect. As the video at the source shows,…
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Super-long 90-foot long bus in Dresden comfortably carries 256 passengers
And if you thought your regular city bus is a boulder on the road, hampering the freedom of free-flowing traffic, consider driving with a bus like this one on the road. Introduced in the German city of Dresden, this jaw-dropping 30 meter long bus hogs more space than two conventional buses parked end to end,…
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Rural Bus Shelter gives information like bus routes and time tables
Bus shelters have been around for a while, taking down some good advertisement messages from those skyscrapers that pay a bomb to have their messages up there and display them right in front of the one’s who patronize the brands ultimately. So, what do you do when you have something as useful as a bus…
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Now bus travel in Japan within your own personal luxury cocoons
I’m a bus-sick person. Put me on a ship, plane, car for hours – I’ll live, but on a bus, I shrivel up! Of course it could be a different story if I travelled in one of these Japan luxury buses, which could put any other form of first-class travel to shame. With their extreme…
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San Francisco’s MUNI Bus System gets interactive game-equipped bus stops
Residents of San Francisco will no longer complain about waiting for the bus. Several bus stops on the MUNI line have been set up with touch-capable video screens, which allow you to kill time with games like puzzles and trivia. This service is available at 20 stops in the Bay Area and is sponsored by…
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London’s iconic red double decker buses get a hot makeover
Look who just got a makeover and a fantastic one at that; London’s iconic double-decker bus. The new revamped look was unveiled by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London at the London Transport Museum. The future of the city’s public transportation looked spectacular and red hot in a full-size mock-up. Though it’s a stunning new…
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23 seater limousine bus to zoom at 155 MPH – Video
The ultra-futuristic ‘Superbus’ is made from lightweight carbon fiber and can travel in speeds excess of 250 kmh (155 mph). It sports business class interiors and is touted by the Dutch Government who is funding its development as a future vision of sustainable public transport. Eco-friendly is certainly hard to find with ‘comfort’ and ‘speed’.…
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Microsoft makes you work from the moment you step on the bus!
If you thought BlackBerry was a curse because of accessibility then wait till you get a load of this. Executives of Microsoft just lost out on the most famous excuse for being late… “Stuck in the Traffic Jam” thanks to these office-equipped buses that ensure you start work on time. The pick up service includes…
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NYC Buses to soon get location based interactive adverts
NYC buses survive partially on the revenue that is generated from the static adverts that are displayed on its sides. Not so far from now, we are going to witness a radical transformation on these sides. The adverts are going to be replaced by actual flat screen displays to show rotating static advertisements as well…
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Amphibious bus ferries passengers in Japan
An amphibious bus with a capacity of 40 passengers made a trial cruise on Lake Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, Japan on Nov. 17. Suwa city and the city tourist association look into the commercial feasibility of the service as a tourist attraction. The trial run proved very popular as the city offered free rides to 240…
