# Car-Straddling Buses '3D Express Coach' Transit System Planned for Beijing is Ginormous By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-08-04 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-express-coach References: [huffingtonpost](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/02/3d-express-coach-pictures_n_667452.html) & [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/02/china-to-build-ginormous-buses-that-cars-can-drive-under-video/) China plans to install a '3D Express Coach' pilot project in Beijing. The huge car-straddling buses are intended to provide a [cheaper, greener and faster commute](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/treo) in a city plagued by traffic jams, noise and air pollution. The 3D Express Coach project is proposed by [Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Equipment Co., Ltd](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-surfboard1). The buses allow passengers to board on the upper level, while allowing cars to continue to use the 'straddlesphere' roadway beneath. Electricity and solar energy fuel the buses, which can travel at 36 mph while carrying 1,200 to 1,400 passengers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.7/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 94% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Car-straddling Buses:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop advanced technologies to improve the efficiency and sustainability of car-straddling buses. - **Greener Commuting:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Create eco-friendly transportation solutions to combat air pollution and reduce carbon emissions in congested cities. - **Urban Mobility Solutions:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Design and implement innovative transit systems to solve traffic congestion in urban areas and improve commuting experience. ### Who This Affects Most - **Transportation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Redefine traditional transportation models with sustainable and efficient alternatives, such as car-straddling buses. - **Renewable Energy:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Develop renewable energy sources and technologies to power eco-friendly transportation solutions like car-straddling buses. - **Urban Planning:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation: Create innovative urban mobility systems that address congestion and improve overall city planning and development. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Elevating Skybridge Bus Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/xferry-bus.md) - [Magnetic Wall-Scaling Electric Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trois-mobility-concept.md) - [Space-Saving Urban Mobility Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/project-doro.md) - [Semi-Amphibious Bus Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/estuary-hopper.md) - [Autonomous Interactive Shuttle Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coach-atoz-shuttle-bus.md) - [Autonomous Timber Transportation Shuttles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timber-shuttle.md) - [Innovative Electric Trams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/electric-tram.md) - [Electric Public Transportation Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/higer-new-v.md) - [Inflated Vibrant Futuristic Buses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mutated-school-bus.md)