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Chinese EV maker announces satellite constellation to support new cars …………
Created: Mar 06, 2023 07:46 AM
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Geely, a Hangzhou, China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker, announced that it would launch its satellite constellation to support a new range of cars it recently launched. The vehicles will receive intelligent driving assistance directly from orbit.
In the U.S., Elon Musk has an EV-making company, a satellite-making, and a launching company that provides internet services. However, the products and services of these companies have not been integrated so far. China-based Geely might be onto something big that the likes of Tesla would probably like to build upon in the future.
According to the company, Geely established its space-focused arm dubbed Geespace in 2018 to build a satellite network providing autonomous driving solutions. By 2022, the company had finished a satellite building factory and put nine satellites in orbit. Now, Geely is stepping up its plans.
Last month, the company recently released its Yinhe or Galaxy line of electrified and fully electric cars. It has now set itself a target to launch a satellite constellation that will provide intelligent driving functionality for this line of vehicles.
As per the report, Geespace will put as many as 72 satellites into orbit by 2025, which is the project's first phase. Details of future phases have not been released for now.
The constellation will also tap into the Beidou navigation and positioning system, China's alternative to the GPS, to provide positioning services without blind spots.
The company claims the positioning system will be accurate down to a centimeter.
Considering the geopolitical conditions and the U.S. ban on technologies supplied to China, Geely will deploy self-developed chips, operating systems, cloud computing, and satellite networks while deploying its constellation.
Interestingly, the positioning system being used in the system is one-directional, and the satellite constellation does not collect data on the user's location.
Instead, it provides the necessary data so that the intelligent cockpit in the vehicle can determine its location, helping users maintain their privacy.
Unlike Tesla's use of mobile networks to download and stream content, the satellite constellation will not support content play-outs.
Instead, it will only support features that assist driving, such as lane-level navigation and automatic parking, among other features. The company intends to develop the technology further to deliver a fully autonomous driving system.
Geely also wants to tap into China's Tiantong-1 mobile communication satellites in geostationary orbit through this constellation. According to the company, the integration of aerospace, automobile, and the information and communication industry has become inevitable.
My Take :
Ø Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ? ………………………….. 20 Nov 2018
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B : GUIDING PRINCIPLES / GOALS of ILP
Minimize all kinds of transport
o Minimize: Private transport / People travel / Polluting transport
o Maximize: Public transport / Non-polluting transport / Video-Conferencing
o Discourage: Land-based transport / “Within City “transport / “Privately Owned
transport
o Encourage: Air based transport / Water based transport / “Public owned “Transport / Shared transport / Night – time transport
o Raise: “ Ease of Doing Business “ rank to under 50
o Lower: “ Cost of logistics “ from current 14 % of GDP to 6 % of GDP
C: ROAD-MAP TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES
Ø Levying of TRANS-TAX on all vehicles from birth to death of a vehicle ( irrespective of change in ownership through gifting / selling )
Ø TRANS-TAX will get collected automatically and for each hour of a vehicle’s life
Ø In this collection process , there will be NO HUMAN INTERVENTION whatsoever
Ø Amount of TRANS-TAX to be collected every hour , will depend on it’s TRANSCORE
Ø A vehicle’s TRANSCORE will be based on its total HQ [ Harm Quotient ] for that hour
Ø Higher the total HQ [ TRANSCORE ] , higher the TRANS-TAX ( directly proportional )
Ø Logic : To lower their TRANS-TAX liability , people will opt for vehicles and driving conditions which generate a low TRANSCORE
Ø TRANS-TAX will replace all other vehicle-related taxes ( eg : Registration tax / Road Tax etc ) , other than the GST payable by buyer at time of purchase of vehicle
Ø TRANS-TAX will be uniform throughout India but credited to the State in which vehicle is, at each hour of its life
Ø TRANS-TAX will be computed as per following HQ MATRIX . For exact mechanism , look up para on
TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM below
Ø This is a conceptual frame work and transport experts may debate and come up with a different set of “ Factors “ / “ Weightages “ / “ Rating Scales “
Ø Without doubt , all of these will differ from country to country and from time to time , within the same country
Ø For a comprehensive procedure to implement the above-mentioned suggestion , read the full blog
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.hemenparekh.ai / 18
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