cph wrote:

We have those duck tours here in the States too. But this looks like a
real bus, instead of a boat with wheels...

Boats are designed to be efficient in water - making boats that are shaped
like buses is not a forward step.

I wonder if/when it goes into passenger service, there would need to
be life jackets aboard as well...

I would be surprised if it was even being tested without them.

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