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Geely subsidiary Geespace successfully launches first 9 satellites of planned 240; positioning and connectivity

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Geespace’s terrestrial base station in Korla, China has reported that they have connected the first nine GeeSAT-1 satellites and which are all functioning correctly post launch. Initially, service coverage will be provided to the Chinese market and the Asia-Pacific region with plans for expanding global coverage after 2026.

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Stellantis launches Mobilisights to grow data and connected services business; leveraging connected vehicle data

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announced the establishment of Mobilisights, an independent business unit fully dedicated to growing the company’s data as a service (DaaS) business and to developing and licensing innovative B2B products, applications and services. At CES 2023, Stellantis N.V. —Sanjiv Ghate, Mobilisights CEO.

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Avanci launches 5G Connected Vehicle licensing program; Mercedes-Benz first to license

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Avanci, the independent global leader in joint licensing solutions, has launched its 5G Connected Vehicle program that will simplify the licensing of the cellular technologies used in next generation connected vehicles. Mercedes-Benz is the first automaker licensee on the Avanci 5G Vehicle platform.

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EV Connect pilots first V2G charging project in the Midwest

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EV Connect, a California-based software-as-a-service company, is collaborating with the Indiana-based Battery Innovation Center (BIC) and Energy Systems Network (ESN) to deploy Indiana’s first large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid capable charging system to support school bus fleet, HD truck, and other customer segment applications.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Ford awards TomTom global traffic service deal for next-gen SYNC tech

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Ford has awarded TomTom a global multi-year deal to provide Ford’s next-generation SYNC with its real-time traffic service. The advanced TomTom service can predict traffic jams before they happen with updates every 30 seconds based on more than 70 million driving hours every day from millions of connected devices.

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Hyundai connects with Dutch infrastructure for real-time traffic data

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Hyundai and the Dutch Government plan to deploy smart mobility and connectivity services to Hyundai and Kia vehicles in the Netherlands. The collaboration will be between Hyundai Motor Group’s AVP (Advanced Vehicle Platform) Division, Kia Connect GmbH, and Dutch infrastructure systems.

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