Today in weird transit news, we bring you a car that smiles and a mind-blowing electric bus.

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By Katie HerzogSep 15, 2016, 4:30 pm107 pts
The car design is the brainchild of Swedish firm Semcon, and the goal isn’t just to bring emoji to life — it’s to help self-driving cars communicate with pedestrians. The smile will activate at crosswalks, alerting pedestrians that it’s safe to cross. “A lot of the discussions regarding self-driving…

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