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San Francisco’s high-tech city bus

Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through San Francisco this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses.

The Leap app displays a bus stop list on an iPhone in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit's fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

An iPad sits ready to digitally scan passes on one of Leap Transit’s luxury buses in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

An iPad and a snack bar are seen aboard one of Leap Transit’s luxury buses in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

David Dow works from his iPad as he rides one of Leap Transit’s luxury buses in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

Christin Klein (L) uses her iPhone while Anindha Parchy (R) works from his laptop on one of Leap Transit’s luxury buses in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

A Leap Transit bus drives passes under the Bay Bridge in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

A Leap Transit bus (L) is seen reflected in a puddle as a San Francisco city bus passes by in San Francisco, California on March 23, 2015. Leap Transit’s fleet of natural gas-powered luxury buses started their first route through the city this week, offering riders a new high-tech alternative to tightly packed city buses. (AFP/Getty Images)

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