China’s ‘straddling bus’ complies with leading international standards, says technical adviser
The Transit Elevated Bus is an entirely new vehicle, and its design and production is long and complicated, engineering professor tells critics
China’s controversial “straddling bus” – a bus-train hybrid the size of a commuter ferry so called because it reduces road congestion by literally moving above cars and buses – complies with strict international standards, according to the project’s technology adviser.
Dr He Dahai, from Tongji University’s School of Materials Science and Engineering, said each step in the design of the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) referenced national and often overseas standards for roads and trains, the Science and Technology Daily reported.
“The standards we referenced most were for German trams because their control systems are similar to the TEB,” said He, who is also the chief vehicle designer at the National Maglev Transportation Engineering Technology Centre.
The standards we referenced most were for German trams because their control systems are similar to the TEB
He at first was reluctant to work on the TEB, describing the task as being “as hard as biting bones”.