That futuristic traffic-straddling bus kinda seems like a bust https://t.co/lllI4mPsX3 pic.twitter.com/zPt1bLzmpk

— Elliot Njus (@enjus) August 8, 2016

Chinese media have some questions.

While the height limit on Chinese roads is normally around 4.5 meters, the bus offers about 2.1 meters of clearance, the state-run newspaper The People’s Daily reports. Further, the bus weighs about 100 tons, which is too heavy for most Chinese roads.

Its “feet” take as much street width as a bus lane would. Architecture impacts also severe. https://t.co/wjEJet3Llg https://t.co/MrrMy92sL3

— Jarrett Walker (@humantransit) August 5, 2016