Today’s public transit buses aren’t all that encouraging to ride. At least in my (very limited) experience, they tend to be crowded, uncomfortable, and generally unpleasant places to be. Plus, the bus goes where it wants to go, without any input from you. You are chained to the will of the public transportation system.
A group of students from the Netherlands aims to remedy the situation, as well as emissions, with an electric, high-speed Superbus. The students, from the Delff University of Technology, concieved of the project six years ago, and now they are building an actual, working demonstration vehicle. But can the Superbus live up to its lofty expectations?