The Transit Elevated Bus (TEB) had its first test drive this week on 300 metres of specially constructed test track in the city of Qinhuangdao.
So how does it work?
The two-metre-high bus rides on rails that sit outside the existing lanes so two lanes of cars can pass easily underneath.
Powered by electricity, the bus is 21 metres long and more than seven metres wide and can carry up to 1400 passengers at a time when four of the buses are joined together. It also reaches speeds of up to 60km/h, making it a speedy solution to China’s gridlocked roads.
While there’s no word when it will be on the streets of Beijing, the idea has already attracted attention from other countries interested in licensing the concept.
Certainly it will appeal to anyone who’s ever been caught in a peak hour pile-up.
You can watch it in action here.
