China's Geely launches 11 low-orbit satellites for autonomous carsreuters.com 2 pointsDaveFlater2 years ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−politelemon2yWhy couldn't they use existing GNSS (Beidou I think)? It surely can't be sustainable to have every car company that wants to provide good navigation, to launch their own cluster of satellites?−yorwba2y"The satellites have AI remote sensing functions, providing 1-5 meter (3.2-16.4 ft) clear high-resolution remote sensing imaging, the company said."I think these are mapping satellites, not geolocation satellites.
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Why couldn't they use existing GNSS (Beidou I think)? It surely can't be sustainable to have every car company that wants to provide good navigation, to launch their own cluster of satellites?
"The satellites have AI remote sensing functions, providing 1-5 meter (3.2-16.4 ft) clear high-resolution remote sensing imaging, the company said."
I think these are mapping satellites, not geolocation satellites.