BeiDou Navigation

China's civil aircraft, of which there are roughly 3,800, will all be equipped with BeiDou equipment by 2024, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said Wednesday.

By 2020, the overall output value of China's satellite navigation industry has exceeded 400 billion yuan, with an average annual growth of more than 20 percent.

The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) announced on October 14 its high-precision positioning service platform, which, based on its ability to support BeiDou's fast positioning service, is capable of achieving high-precision positioning targets.

Apple's iPhone 12 series comes with built-in support for five navigation satellites - GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS and BeiDou Satellite - according to specs released on Apple's website after today's launch.

Chinese EV maker NIO has signed a contract with the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) and it is expected that NIO vehicles will have even more accurate positioning capabilities in the future.

As the only smartphone in China that doesn't yet support the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System (BDS), Apple's iPhone may soon be making a change.

There are many mobile phone manufacturers working with the BeiDou system, and currently only Apple is an exception, Ran Chengqi, director of the China Satellite Navigation System Management Office and spokesman for BeiDou's satellite navigation system, said at a recent conference.

After a month of in-orbit testing, BeiDou's last satellite passed all tests, according to CCTV.

During the Covid-19 epidemic, Beijing launched driverless vehicles supported by the BeiDou system for delivery of takeaways, food materials and other items in some areas.

Navigation positioning chip is the core of BeiDou navigation industry chain. Recently, Chinese company Mengxin Technology launched the MXT907AM, a low-cost, single-frequency RTK high-precision positioning and orientation module kit that fully supports the BeiDou III satellite signal system.