In pictures: The Elbee vehicle for the disabled

A wheelchair is pictured next to a factory worker assembling the Elbee vehicle in Lostice. The vehicle stretches 248 centimetres long and 133 centimetres wide, allowing it to be parked vertically on a pedestrian zone for easier boarding and exit from buildings. David W Cerny / Reuters

A factory worker steers an Elbee vehicle during a test drive in Lostice. Factory production of the first batch of Elbee vehicles started this year after completing initial road tests and homologation from local authorities received in 2010. David W Cerny / Reuters

A factory worker assembles an Elbee vehicle. David W Cerny / Reuters

An Elbee vehicle driven by a factory worker passes a truck-mounted crane during a test drive in Lostice. David W Cerny / Reuters

Frantisek Trunda, 67, who lost his legs in 2006, is pictured sitting on a wheelchair in front of his Elbee vehicle in Brno. David W Cerny / Reuters

Frantisek Trunda reaches for the steering wheel of his Elbee vehicle. David W Cerny / Reuters

A factory worker rides an Elbee vehicle during a test drive in Lostice. David W Cerny / Reuters

Frantisek Trunda moves himself into his Elbee vehicle while seated on a wheelchair in Brno. David W Cerny / Reuters

A factory worker moves on a wheelchair next to an Elbee vehicle parked between regular cars in Lostice. David W Cerny / Reuters

The Elbee is a vehicle designed specifically for wheelchair-bound people, and allows them to drive the vehicle without needing to get off their wheelchair or receive assistance from another person.