CHAPTER 61: CHAPTER 61: AN UPROAR AROUND THE WORLD!

The official signing of the 54 billion USD flying car order has generated a tremendous impact globally!

After the contract signing, the heads of Jade Island and five major Middle Eastern countries held a press conference at the newly completed flying car manufacturing plant, with international media present to broadcast the event live.

Within a year, Jade Island will deliver a total of 600,000 Transformer flying cars to the five countries!

It can be said that this is a world-class major contract!

Moreover, the unit price set at 900,000 USD is comparable to the world-class super luxury cars!

In response, major international media have given ample attention to this press conference, publishing reports and expert analyses on their front pages.

"Breaking news! The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and other five countries have partnered with Jade Island to sign a purchase deal for the world’s first commercial flying car!" —The Sun

"The commercial adaptation of flying cars marks humanity’s official entry into the era of flight transportation!" —The Wall Street Journal

"Behind the 54 billion USD order lies Jade Island’s ambition and robust scientific research capabilities!" —Asahi Shimbun

Just like that, under the attention of global media, news of this major deal spread rapidly worldwide, creating profound effects!

The influence is even comparable to the birth of the world’s first passenger airplane!

However, for ordinary people, their main concern is not the amount of this order, but the actual usage of flying cars, and whether they can be as safe, stable, and fast as those on Jade Island.

And this question is quickly answered.

Three days after the press conference, three 12-ton giant cargo ships slowly left Laputa Port, swiftly heading through the South Sea towards the Middle East.

On board the ships were a total of 5,000 flying cars!

This was also the batch of samples delivered early by Jade Island for the Middle Eastern countries to conduct a series of flight trials and aid them in establishing specific traffic regulations.

One cannot help but admire these rich countries, which not only have wealth but also a level of executive power unimaginable in other nations. As soon as the ships docked, these flying cars were delivered to the first batch of customers.

Of course, these customers were either rich or influential, including princes from various royal families and some national dignitaries and business tycoons. In short, these flying cars were snatched up before they even had a chance to settle.

Soon afterward, a series of flaunting photos appeared online.

Princes from various royal families proudly posted photos of themselves flying in their newly acquired flying cars, and these images rapidly spread globally, sparking widespread discussion in the international community.

"Oh dear, those Middle Eastern tycoons are indeed extraordinarily wealthy; a flying car costs as much as 900,000 USD, yet it’s just small change to them."

"Damn, suddenly I really want to go to the Middle East to scavenge for scraps and perhaps catch a flying car airshow!"

"I’m so jealous; when will I be able to have a flying car too?"

"What good is it if you have one? Our country hasn’t even established the related policies yet, not a chance you’ll fly it!"

"Ah... our country is literally miles behind the hot stuff! Those bureaucratic parasites eat and drink fast, but when it comes to policy formulation and implementation, they’re like constipated; wait for ten or eight years and it might not even happen!"

"Yeah, I’ve been stuck in traffic for two hours after work! Oh, Imperial Capital, you’re always so congested; I wonder when our country will introduce flying cars too?"

"I agree with the above, traffic in my second-tier city is almost at a standstill! Hope the country speeds up policy-making steps to solve traffic congestion problems."

"Agreed!"

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Clearly, the formal commercial usage of flying cars brings extremely profound impact!

Traffic congestion has become a problem faced by every city in every country in the world, and it’s incredibly hard to solve. No matter the road expansions or license plate restrictions, various traffic controls cannot solve this issue.

During peak commuting hours, cities unfold picturesque views of long traffic jams.

As for preemptive planning, expanding roadways significantly wastes valuable urban land!

Because the root of the congestion issue isn’t narrow roads, but the synchronized pace of urban population’s life.

Everyone goes to work at the same time, leaves work at the same time, rests at the same time, making traffic congestion nearly inevitable.

But the emergence of flying cars presents a once-and-for-all solution.

Three-dimensional space invariably offers more spatial flexibility than the two-dimensional ground, thus making automobile passage more adaptable.

In space, the probability of two cars meeting head-on is almost zero, which also means the problem of traffic congestion will no longer exist. Of course, it requires a series of supporting spatial traffic rules.

Otherwise, the severity of accidents would also be incomparable to ground transportation.

Naturally, as long as mature air traffic control measures are in place, this issue is easily resolved, as seen by the infrequent occurrences of passenger plane collisions worldwide.

Presumably, all nations are aware of this. The only issue is the significant increase in management difficulty for national transportation departments, making the current hesitation to introduce flying cars one of the primary reasons.

Especially for a great country like Hua Country.

Exceedingly large population scales greatly heighten the difficulty in traffic management, so despite people nationwide petitioning the government, authorities remain closely observing.

Nevertheless, as top management, they cannot completely ignore the voices of the public. Thus, in recent days, national traffic authorities have frequently held various symposiums and consultations, gathering a group of domestic automotive production leaders to voice viewpoints.

After all, introducing flying cars isn’t just about convenience in transportation; more importantly, it’s a major technological revolution. In this revolution, whoever can seize the opportunity fastest can benefit from the tide of the era and thus maintain an advantage.

Missing this opportunity means being abandoned by the times.

They understand this well, so even though they hold a cautious stance towards introducing flying cars, it does not hinder their desire to introduce this technology, because the advent of flying cars will undoubtedly accompany many high-tech innovations, and the influence brought by these technologies may even surpass that of flying cars themselves!

Thus, they do not want to miss this rare opportunity to surpass on the curve!