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

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Rendering of Geely Future Mobility Constellation. 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. —Tony Wang, CEO and Chief Scientist of Geespace.

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Geely begins mass production of commercial satellites; support for future vehicles

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Geely plans to utilize commercial satellites to support high-speed data connectivity, highly precise navigation, and cloud computing capabilities in future vehicles. Geespace was established in 2018 for the development, launch, and operation of low-orbit satellites. —Xu Zhihao, CEO of Geely Technology Group.

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ORNL study finds connected and automated vehicles can reduce fuel use by more than 40%

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To study the potential benefits of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs), researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a simulation framework that analyzes the impact of partial market penetration of CAVs on fuel consumption, travel time and traffic flow in a merging on-ramp scenario under low, medium and heavy traffic volumes.

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Hyundai Motor Group’s connected car services reach 10M global service subscribers

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Hyundai Motor Group surpassed 10 million global connected car service subscribers this month. Connected car services utilize wireless networks to enable in-vehicle infotainment systems and smartphone applications that provide customers with convenient access to their vehicles.

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Michigan, Cavnue to create corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles between Ann Arbor and Detroit

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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. This includes leading test tracks, universities, automotive companies, and key economic anchors.

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2018 VW Tiguan and new 2.0 TSI B-cycle engine gives VW a strong offering in compact SUV segment

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Volkswagen of America is in the process of rolling out its all-new long wheelbase 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan ( earlier post ). As with the all-new 2018 Volkswagen Atlas full-size SUV ( earlier post ), the new Tiguan is based on Volkswagen’s Modular Transverse Matrix (MQB) architecture. Significance of the 2018 Tiguan. Height (in).

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Buick debuts V2X technology in China; first V2X vehicle to roll out by year end

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The most up-to-date connected services will be provided through over-the-air updates. In the future, the Buick V2X technology will further expand to include vehicle to pedestrian (V2P), vehicle to the cloud (V2C) and vehicle to home (V2H) technology. Past work on V2X in China.

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