As early as early March, funded by Luer Motors, Xin Construction Company carried out maglev modification of the two-way six-lane highway from the airport through the city center to the dock. Using a construction vehicle equipped with a pile driver in the front, the prismatic magnetic generating device was driven under the highway, then cement was poured and road asphalt was paved.
Almost in the same month, Luer Motors launched a new generation of pure electric vehicles with magnetic levitation drives installed in the chassis while maintaining the original wheel structure. The vehicle could leave the ground and enter the maglev track on special road sections.
After exchanging opinions with Luer Motors, the Xin Transportation Bureau issued the corresponding "Interim Regulations on Maglev Traffic Management", which temporarily designated the area between 4.5 meters and 20 meters above the highway as the exclusive area for maglev vehicles and prohibited other aircraft from passing. According to different speeds, five tracks with different heights were delineated.
The first track was a buffer track with a height of five meters and a speed of less than ten kilometers per hour, which was equivalent to the speed of an ordinary motor vehicle in first gear.
The speed of 60 kilometers per hour was limited to an eight-meter-high track, the speed of 80 kilometers per hour was limited to an 11-meter-high track, and the speed of 100 kilometers per hour was the maximum speed of manual driving, in the form of a 14-meter-high track. As for the 17-meter-high track, it was an automatic cruise track, and the speed was fixed at 200 kilometers per hour.
Maglev vehicles would be faster and safer than conventional vehicles. When a vehicle was driving in a lane with a fixed height, all vehicles on the same level were at the same speed, so there was no problem of collisions and rear-end collisions. When entering the top track, the maglev vehicle reaching the highest speed would start the automatic cruise mode with a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. After setting the route, the AI would replace the driver to complete the driving task.
As for the adjustments to details such as crossing bridges, acceleration, parking, traffic lights, changing tracks, and driver's license, there were also relevant provisions in the new traffic management regulations. With a total of 100,000 words, it basically considered all the problems that could be encountered.
At this point, Xin's transportation had entered the era of three-dimensional traffic.
From now on, Coro City would gradually complete the maglev track transformation of every highway in the urban area. By that time, as long as they drove a maglev vehicle, even in the city, they would be able to enjoy the speed of the highway. Even if the population density doubled, there would be no need to worry about traffic jams.
If it would take a while for Coro City to popularize maglev vehicles, PL City had already fully promoted this technology. As early as the beginning of the construction of PL City, the magnetic levitation track was embedded under the city's traffic arteries. With the introduction of the "Interim Regulations on Maglev Traffic Management" and the launch of the Luer EML car series, this novel aircraft had become popular in this sea city.
However, this epoch-making transportation tool did not receive the attention it deserved in the international community.
The main reason for this was that the concept of maglev cars had been hyped up for many years.
What was even more unfortunate was that the listing of Luer EML happened to coincide with the battle between the two "private military contractors" in Ukraine. Celestial Trade even used the two lethal weapons of outer space weapons and orbital airborne troops, which grabbed the headlines of Luer Motors and the attention of the international community. This made this epoch-making technology not receive the response it deserved.
However, judging from the number of views of the videos shot by foreign tourists in Coro City and PL City on major video websites, people were still quite interested in this kind of transportation that could fly on the highway. Known as a country on wheels, many UA people even went to the exclusive store of Luer pure electric car after returning home. They kept asking the store owner when they could introduce the latest Luer EML, and the store owner was also dumbfounded.
They obviously didn't understand that this kind of maglev car could only run on special roads. Before the introduction of maglev cars, maglev roads must be introduced first, and this was not something that could be decided by a single company. Only the transportation department of the country could make the decision.
However, the first one to come to the door was not the UA across the ocean, but Hua close at hand.
"Hello, Mr. Jiang, my name is Zhou Yuantang. This is Guo Maolin, General Manager Guo … "
"Hello, Mr. Jiang." Manager Guo extended his hand with a smile and warmly shook Jiang Chen's hand. "I've long heard of Mr. Jiang's name. You are indeed extraordinary and a role model for young people!"
"Manager Guo is too kind." Jiang Chen modestly cupped his hands, but he was still very pleased.
After some pleasantries, Jiang Chen invited the two to take a seat. The office secretary poured tea for the three, then left the office and gently closed the door. Minister Zhou perhaps knew the nature of Chinese like Jiang Chen. He took a sip of tea and didn't waste any more time talking to him. He went straight to the point.
"To tell you the truth, after seeing the maglev cars in Coro City and PL City, my senses were quite shocked! These good things that can only appear in movies and TV shows, I didn't expect you to create them one by one. " Minister Zhou smiled kindly. "I'll be straightforward. I don't know if Mr. Jiang is interested in developing the Hua market?"
"Minister Zhou wants to introduce maglev cars?"
"Yes." Minister Zhou nodded seriously and said with a smile, "This kind of maglev car is simply tailor-made for big cities like Shangjing and Wanghai! If the car can really float in the sky, there will be no safety problems. We don't have to limit the license plate, number, and driving to quench our thirst. "
"I understand what you mean. Maglev cars are indeed quite helpful in alleviating traffic pressure. But you may not know that our maglev cars can only travel on a specific road. Introducing cars is actually secondary. The key is to introduce roads, "Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"This … is it difficult to introduce roads?"
"It's not difficult to construct, but it's not cheap," Jiang Chen said straightforwardly. "And the most important thing is the policy. If there are no traffic regulations related to maglev cars, we don't dare to export this kind of car, right? We are a legal enterprise, and we can't sell gray products. "
"Hahaha, Mr. Jiang is joking. Money is not a problem. As for the policy, since I'm here, do you still need to worry about the policy? " Minister Zhou laughed and put down the teacup in his hand. "I'm here this time to discuss the traffic regulations. I have to learn more from you. Mr. Jiang wouldn't mind, would you? "
"Of course not. I'll ask the secretary to print a copy of the temporary regulations for Xin maglev cars and send it to you." Jiang Chen smiled.
"Thank you very much! By the way, this is mainly for you to discuss. As someone from the government, I won't be involved in the business. Don't worry about the policy. The central government has already discussed this matter, and there are no problems. If this matter is negotiated, it will be a good thing for the country and the people. I will thank Mr. Jiang on behalf of the people! " Minister Zhou looked at Manager Guo and naturally passed the topic to him. "Xiao Guo, why don't you discuss it with Mr. Jiang?"
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