Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched the giant The Line project in the NEOM area.

According to Arabiya Net, Bin Salman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of NEOM, described the project as being an urban revolution for the human being, which puts people first and its details will be many, and more will be presented. Later.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman asked why we sacrifice nature for the sake of development, speaking about the concept of sustainable cities, preserving the environment, and promoting artificial intelligence, within an environment without noise And no pollution.

The Crown Prince said: Why do 7 million people die annually due to pollution, why do we lose a million people annually due to accidents, and why do we accept that years of human life are wasted in transportation, stressing The need to renew the concepts of cities.

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The Crown Prince introduced The Line, which he described as a million-million-strong 170 km city that preserves 95% of Neom's nature.

and explain that The Line will have zero streets, zero cars and zero carbon emissions.

He said that it is possible to spend the needs with a 5-minute walk on The Line, and that the cost of the infrastructure in it is 30% less, while the quality of services is 30% higher, And 100% renewable energy.

and in the new The Line project, the communities will be virtually interconnected among themselves, where about 90% of the data will be used to enhance the capabilities of the infrastructure, while 1% of the data will be used In the current smart cities.

The project is related to clean energy or close to NEOM's environmental and development goals. And the company placed on its website a clock that shows a countdown timer for the project launch date.

The Line will include interconnected cognitive societies enhanced by artificial intelligence within an environment without noise or pollution, free of vehicles and congestion, and in direct response to the challenges of urbanization facing the progress of humanity, Such as the dilapidated infrastructure, environmental pollution, and urban and population sprawl.

The Line will work to achieve the goals of the Kingdom's 2030 vision in terms of economic diversification by providing 380,000 job opportunities, and contributing by adding 180 billion riyals (48 billion dollars) to GDP by 2030.

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