Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 286 The Value of Traffic Lights

Zhou Yi turned his gaze to the second member.

Compared to the dazzling Rolls-Royce, another electromechanical life is inconspicuous.

It is a movable traffic light painted yellow with a four-sided display light on the top and a small car with solar panels underneath, which is simple and rusty.

"Hello, I'm Senojie..."

The volume of the traffic light was weak, and it seemed a little unsure.

It said haltingly: "I am a smart traffic light... I can use cameras, sensors and display devices to adjust the duration of traffic lights according to the flow of vehicles and people, thereby alleviating traffic congestion."

"In the past, I monitored the number of vehicles, distance between vehicles and speed at intersections in real time, as well as the number of pedestrians... and weather conditions. I dynamically adjusted the traffic light signals to increase the traffic rate at intersections, reduce the idle time of traffic lights, and ultimately improve traffic."

Zhou Yi was a little troubled.

The job of a traffic light is somewhat useless in the company.

There are too few cars here.

Vehicles are concentrated on the viaduct, which has four lanes for both going and going, all of which are direct. The road is spacious and there is no congestion requiring traffic lights.

As for Gust, Zhou Yi really wanted to recruit him to fill a vacant ecological niche in the company, so as to facilitate understanding and contacting the upper echelons of other mechanical and electrical life forms.

As for the traffic light, he was already thinking about how to decline politely.

Seeing this, 703 next to him quickly stepped forward and said, "Chairman, the role of Senoge is actually more than that. It is a self-expanding type. As long as there are cameras or radars and other equipment, its coverage can be expanded to cover every intersection."

"It can support the traffic monitoring and regulation of a city or even a region."

“It’s just that it’s not very good at recommending itself, so the expression lacks focus.”

Zhou Yi's heart moved when he heard this.

He looked at the unremarkable traffic light and said, "Senojie, can you control a large number of cameras and observe the road conditions?"

"Yes, it is."

Traffic lights quickly responded: "For a period of time, the new peers encountered data errors. My model is relatively old, so I took over the traffic supervision cameras in 3/4 of the energy storage city. Although it only lasted for 7 days, there were no traffic problems during the entire period."

Zhou Yi's eyes became sharp.

This guy seems to be just a useless traffic light.

I didn’t expect it to be a small Skynet.

"What are your requirements for expansion equipment?"

"Just... normal cameras and radars will do. There are no restrictions on the models themselves."

Zhou Yi inquired carefully and confirmed that they were still cameras and radars from the old human era. These things were basically only sold in mechanical and electrical cities.

He immediately asked Hongshun to contact Shang Fulina and ask if the Spring and Autumn Merchants Group had any help.

The Skeleton Manager said, "That's no problem. The Mechanical and Electrical City has a large inventory of common cameras and radars. There are also quite a few that have been excavated from the Age of Gods ruins in the Continuous Dead Sea. There are quite a few."

"If it's just a civilian model for ordinary ground use, you can get a discount if you buy in large quantities."

"How many are you going to order, Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Yi looked at Senojie: "Are you interested in working in our company?"

"Have!"

The traffic light said excitedly: "My abilities are [traffic regulation] and [monitoring]. I can improve traffic efficiency based on actual conditions. I am very confident in this aspect. My annual salary was 12 yuan before, but this salary is good enough!"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Salary is not a problem. If we cover the Shagang area, from Shagang City in the west to Feicui City here, we need to monitor the entire road. How many cameras do you think we need?"

"Huh? Monitoring the entire area?"

Senojie thought for a moment and turned on a green light: "According to the existing data, it is enough to install 100 cameras in a city. However, if it is an entire area, the situation outside the city is more complicated and many situations need to be considered."

"Cameras are very popular in the market and are also the eyes of electromechanical life, so they can be stolen or damaged. I don't recommend installing cameras outdoors. Using drones to capture images from the air is more reliable and has lower losses."

"There is one city and three towns here. It is enough to install cameras in the settlements."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Then we will install them in these four places and Emerald City first. Give me a number. Tell it the Red Falcon about the situation in these three places."

After discussing with the drone, Senoje came up with a plan.

“Emerald City has 40 cameras installed to cover the main dam and residential areas.”

"Shagang City needs 60 cameras, the port needs 10 cameras, and each town only needs to install 20 cameras in public areas."

"A total of 130 cameras can complete basic control. This level of monitoring is easy for me."

It said: "The camera consumes energy. One charge can last for one month, and the monthly consumption is about one energy pack. The device consumes 1 light types per month, which is 1 light types per year. This expense is unavoidable."

Zhou Yi nodded: "There is no problem here in Emerald City. Wait a moment, I will ask Lord Shahai for his opinion."

He contacted Lord Shahai through the Red Falcon.

When they heard about installing cameras to monitor the city, they were very welcoming at first, but they became a little embarrassed after hearing the price.

"Mr. Zhou, this ongoing expense adds up to a huge amount." "Let me think..."

After thinking for a long time, it gritted its teeth and said, "Install Shagang City and the port! The other three towns are not needed. We should save as much as possible."

The final plan became to equip Emerald City, Sand Harbor City, and Sand Harbor Port with public cameras.

This is a natural deterrent and warning that can effectively reduce the occurrence of crime and facilitate the detection of abnormal situations in the area at the first time.

Zhou Yi mentioned another idea: "Senojie, the company is testing a new type of glider. I want you to observe them in real time. The data you record will be of great significance to our optimization of the aircraft."

"Chairman, what kind of vehicle is that?"

Zhou Yi took it to the top floor of Emerald City.

This place has now become a temporary helipad. Under the guidance of Afeng and Zhuama, a young man wearing goggles is checking the safety rope and is about to start a test flight.

"Chairman."

"Hello, Chairman!"

"Don't worry about us, just do your own thing."

"Yes."

Zhou Yi took Senojie to observe the takeoff and gliding of the glider.

The Program Department shared the latest data.

Senojie discussed with Afeng for a while, and then said, "Chairman, I suggest that the pilot wear a camera during the test flight."

"This way I can collect their real-time flight data and record the air conditions. Their flight speed, wind impact along the way, and various data during landing and take-off can be stored in real time."

“As long as we can accumulate a large amount of relevant data, we can find ways to improve flight efficiency.”

"If I run this first-hand data through my program, I can find out the current favorable and unfavorable factors and make adjustments. Flying is still a means of transportation, and my capabilities and programs can cover this aspect."

Senojie's firm promise made Zhou Yi feel relieved.

"Okay. I'll install the cameras on the test machines to collect data. I'll leave the synchronization and calculations to you."

"Don't worry, this is my specialty and I have 20 years of relevant experience."

Eventually Zhou Yi assigned Synoge to the Programming Department and asked 703 to help it transform into an electromechanical programmer.

……

The addition of Synoje will allow the glider test flight to be further optimized. With professional traffic guidance and data collection, the test time can be greatly reduced and the test data can be better used.

Afeng quickly ran over to report the good news.

"Chairman, one of the problems we have not been able to solve before is how to plan the flight route. In many places, what looks like a straight line is not actually the fastest route. There are winds and hills along the way, so we need to consider obstacle avoidance."

"Senojie calculated and gave us two optimal routes."

"Route 1 is the most accessible route, which is to fly along the Guangxu Dam all the way to the direction of the Big Buddha."

"Route 2 is the shortest route under the premise of the barrier. It will fly over the viaduct, but there are some mountainous areas along the way and will face staged strong winds, which requires certain control."

"Now that we have these two stable routes, our test flights are much faster and smoother, and our efficiency is also improved. Newbies fly over the dam, while veterans who pursue speed and technology take the shortest route."

He also said: "The company now has 11 gliders flying, and they often encounter each other during gliding. Synoje has formulated two flight channel standards, each with strict height control and flight time to avoid gliders getting too close to each other and causing interference and danger."

"The addition of Senoje will play a huge role in improving the entire glider."

Afeng was generous in praising the new member.

He also proposed a bold idea: "Chairman, I request to expand the flight routes of gliders. Pilots are now very skilled, and everyone wants to fly over the Dead Sea to the nearby Shell City and Steel City."

"This will also help us get more routes and adapt to the intensity of cross-sea flights and the entire process in advance."

Zhou Yi thought about it.

We have been training behind closed doors for some time.

It’s time to go fly over the Dead Sea and see the effect.

Don't stop moving forward just because there are risks.

"Since you have the courage, I will let Lie Hai accompany you to test fly."

“Thank you, Chairman!!”

Just when the internal testing of the glider was in full swing.

One day, the bone man Sun Chonglai suddenly knocked on the door to visit.

"Chairman!"

It was wearing a shiny red coat and said in an excited voice: "The shell of the stone mushroom in Building 5 has cracked!"

Zhou Yi suddenly became energetic: "Let's go and take a look."