China’s Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) became a reality last week – or did it? New reports with local media claim the futuristic ‘straddling bus’ is little more than a money-making scam.
After taking the internet by storm in May, the TEB pilot project was ‘launched’ just last week, however the Chinese media isn’t buying the concept.
A couple of media outlets in China have speculated the TEB project is bait to attract money from investors, as it was funded by crowdsourcing.
Reports claim the ‘test run’ didn’t simulate real traffic conditions, as the TEB only travelled around 300 metres. Nor did authorities in Qinhuangdao city know that the event occurred.
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Other criticisms include the height of the TEB’s underpass, which has a maximum clearance of 2.1 metres, though China’s height limit for vehicles is 4.2 metres.
Adding to the conspiracy theories are questions over how the vehicle would turn or go through intersections, along with the fact it runs on tracks – making it somewhat of a train rather than a bus.
Car News China points out the station built for the pilot voyage was poorly made, with the paint already peeling and the construction appearing rushed – it’s claimed it was built within two months.
The home-style air-conditioning units housed near the wheels have also been highlighted, indicating that the TEB isn’t necessarily a technological feat like originally thought.
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Above: Mobile gantry cranes, the believed twin-under-the-skin of the TEB
To top it all off, the TEB is alleged to share its running gear with s large mobile gantry crane, while the chief architect, Song Youzhou, only has primary school-level education.
At the same time, the TEB is still a prototype, so early scepticism in response to such a radical concept in a conservative nation can be expected.
Stay tuned for an update.
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a joke ?
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嗨,又打脸,都习惯了
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这个设计真不怎样,没有带来便利,下面开的车需选择性,只能开小汽车,卡车太低了。还占用固定车道,
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无论如何,这也是一个尝试,一次努力!至于坊间的各种传闻,也是扯淡的多。在天朝,骗国家投资,骗融资,骗名声的很多,但做巴铁,单纯的目的是骗,或者吸引眼球,成本也太高了!
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成本很低。车体是木头的,轮子是龙门吊的轮子。背后的金主是搞P2P融资的,说白了就是骗钱。
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你好像很知道内情。
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新闻不是说了嘛,东北农民发明家,初中未毕业。。。
有前员工爆料,开会内容不是怎么把设计搞好,工程进度如何推进,成天就是如何吸引资金。。。
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中国“巴铁”引起印总理兴趣 欲探索在印使用http://news.sohu.com/20160810/n463411323.shtml。难道印度哥们不惧满天的传闻,想试试?
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p2p了至少几十亿,怎么收场?
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共产党就是没吊用,任何发明一开始都会被人嘲笑呀,灯泡当年发明出来一样被人说joke,现在还有谁敢说灯泡没用......
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这是私企啊,和党有什么关系?
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发明灯泡和这个空巴可是两回事。
灯泡的发明在当时是完全的新概念,空巴只是有轨电车改个形状
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这和党国有什么关系?
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我挺佩服这个车的设计者,成与不成,人生回忆啊
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中国人不会踏实做事,太浮躁
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还有那个什么全电超跑,开卖没有?
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标题亮了,还洋人媒体。
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下面太矮了,没人敢开的稍微快一点
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这东西技术上是可行的,要解决的是人的心理障碍,即小车驾驶者如何适应这个“快速移动的隧道”。
如果能尽量减少对视野的遮挡(比如使用钢化玻璃等),就会减低小车驾驶者的心理障碍。
另外,还需要为它制定专门的交通规则,像tram那样。
很多人根据直觉,把这个和“水变油”等同,认为是骗局,我觉得是陷入了思维定势。
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没钱只有个概念怎么搞?
这个和google无人驾驶车比起来更靠谱些,反正我是绝对不敢坐无人驾驶车的。
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这个东西很多技术难关还没攻克。 简单的比如十字路口转弯。 这个车身设计根本做不到。
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墨守成规的人是不能成大事的。
转弯半径的问题发明人已经解释了。再说,为什么一定要让这大家伙转90度弯呢,环形直行都可以嘛
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给未来提供一种思路而已。
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这车的车高只能允许小轿车在底下穿过,那卡车呢?大客车呢?还有其他问题,比如怎么穿过立交桥?
到最后,只能修建特定的车道供这个车行使,那又违背了这车设计的初衷。
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某些人的逻辑嘛,你懂得,天朝的所有坏事都是TG干的,天朝的所有好事都和TG无关
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