Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 345: Traffic Drones

After finishing the call with Schaefer, Chen Yiyang specially went to look up some related news.

Only then did he discover that over in Ukraine, they were already capable of producing hundreds of thousands of various drones per month.

Although these drones were assembled in small workshops using a large number of imported foreign parts,

they effectively met battlefield consumption needs and were cheaper than importing entire drones.

Photo of a drone production workshop in Ukraine.

This left Chen Yiyang in an awkward position.

He originally thought that buying this drone company was a steal.

But now, it’s starting to become a burden.

Chen Yiyang was previously enthusiastic and had renamed the drone company to Yiyang Drone Company.

If it goes bankrupt in the future, that would be a blemish on his record.

While Chen Yiyang was fretting over this matter,

one morning, the bargain-hunting tip sent him a new notification.

Today’s tip, the distress of the traffic police: Lin’an City’s Traffic Police Team found that the traffic in Lin’an City is becoming increasingly congested. Part of it is related to some drivers’ habits of driving slowly. Helping the traffic police solve this issue would count as a successful catch.

Contact information for relevant personnel is attached on the second page.

How can one bargain-hunt over traffic congestion?

Could it be that I have to fly in the sky and make all drivers speed up so that the traffic congestion is resolved?

Chen Yiyang murmured a complaint, then suddenly realized.

Yeah, flying in the sky.

Haven’t I been worrying about the lack of orders for the drones from my company these days?

So Chen Yiyang immediately went to the company and called the technical manager to inquire about related technical issues.

"Traffic drones, we can do that."

The technical manager, after listening to Chen Yiyang, patted his chest and said assuredly, "Boss, you’ve forgotten that we previously exported military drones to South Korea.

Those military drones were used by South Korea to monitor maritime conditions, essentially a type of traffic drone.

Implementing this kind of technology in the city is actually simpler than at sea; our company can certainly achieve it."

"Okay." Hearing the technical manager’s assurance, Chen Yiyang immediately instructed the company to produce a batch of samples first.

Then he asked Yang Chengru to help arrange a meeting with the leadership of Lin’an Traffic Police Team.

"Our traffic drones have multiple application directions,

such as law violation evidence collection, traffic accident investigation, traffic management, routine road patrols, bridge maintenance inspections, traffic emergency rescue, and quick response to emergency incidents.

While traffic police can certainly handle these tasks, it consumes both manpower and energy.

If we equip traffic officers with a large number of drones, each officer’s control area would expand several times over."

Chen Yiyang arranged for the company’s staff to demonstrate how to use the traffic drones at the Traffic Police Team’s venue.

There’s no denying that the prospects of applying these traffic drones as mentioned by Chen Yiyang are indeed very practical and useful.

In handling emergency incidents alone, traffic drones are absolutely invaluable.

In the past, it took traffic police a long time to reach the site if an incident occurred on the road.

Sometimes, by the time they arrived, the parties involved might have made some incorrect decisions, leading to more severe consequences.

But with traffic drones, it’s different. The operator can fly the drone over and reach the accident scene quickly. Then, the traffic police can communicate with the involved parties via the drone and inform them of the correct measures to take.

This can prevent many tragedies from happening.

Another major utility of traffic drones is reminding vehicles to maintain speed to avoid slow driving and subsequent traffic congestion.

According to scientific investigations, it’s often found that traffic congestion may be due to some drivers driving slowly for various reasons.

This creates a chain reaction, eventually leading to vehicle jams on some busy roads.

If a small accident occurs during such times,

the entire road becomes completely blocked.

Now with traffic drones, traffic police can monitor traffic conditions in real-time. If there are signs of impending congestion, the traffic drone can fly over with a loudspeaker to remind drivers on that road section to pass quickly.

To address various illegal parking phenomena, traffic drones can also take real-time photos for evidence and even directly notify the car owner to move their vehicle.

After personally experiencing it, the leader of the Traffic Police Team was immediately impressed.

"This is a great product, but what about the cost?" The Traffic Police Team leader worried that it might be too expensive for them to afford.

"The drones can be offered for free to the Traffic Police Team, but we need to sign a follow-up maintenance contract. Our company will provide long-term maintenance services for these traffic drones."

"All right, we understand." The leader certainly knew that drones were inexpensive, but the continuous maintenance costs were the main expense.

However, it was important for Chen Yiyang’s company to make money to sustain its operations, so the leader didn’t mind letting Chen Yiyang earn some funds.

Moreover, Chen Yiyang was a locally supported young entrepreneur in Lin’an, so building a good relationship with him was beneficial.

"The traffic drone initiative is truly promising."

In Yang Chengru’s apartment, Yang Chengru said to Chen Yiyang, "Lin’an City’s Traffic Police Team made a promotional video for the traffic drones, and many peer units want to introduce them after seeing it."

"Here’s what we’ll do." Chen Yiyang said straightforwardly, "I can allow Lin’an Science and Technology Innovation to invest in the drone company, but Lin’an Science and Technology Innovation must help Yiyang Traffic Drones secure orders."

"Haha, okay." Yang Chengru laughed at Chen Yiyang’s words.

Initially, he approached Chen Yiyang to ask him to help the drone company find orders, with the drone company’s owner also offering Chen Yiyang some shares.

Unexpectedly, as time passed, it was now Yang Chengru helping Chen Yiyang find orders while Chen Yiyang allowed Lin’an Science and Technology Innovation to invest.

However, this was clearly beneficial to both parties.

Selling products to the Traffic Police Team, Chen Yiyang was confident about collecting payment within Lin’an locally, but it was uncertain outside Lin’an.

Hence, having a state-owned enterprise supporting him was quite important.

Furthermore, he felt that traffic drones represented a significant market in the drone subdivision sector of the future,

"Eighty percent of the civilian drone market is occupied by Da Jiang. Other drone companies need to focus on niche markets to rise."

Chen Yiyang said to Yang Chengru, "With so many cities across the country, if Yiyang Drone can capture half of the drone market, it would be more than profitable enough."

"Don’t just think about the domestic market." Yang Chengru reminded Chen Yiyang. "The international market is even bigger."

When Yang Chengru mentioned this, Chen Yiyang remembered.

It seemed like Sao Paulo in Brazil was also a city with long-standing traffic congestion issues.

In Sao Paulo, he had connections. If he could sell drones to the local city and provide maintenance services, it would be quite profitable, too.

Earlier, young Marco also expressed hope to find some projects to collaborate with him.

This traffic drone initiative seemed like a great project to pursue.