Hexagon and Dayou announce the availability of TerraStar-X Enterprise test beds in China

(Calgary, Canada, January 3, 2023) – Earlier this year, Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division and Dayou announced their partnership for delivering GNSS correction services to the Chinese market. They are now excited to announce the availability of product development test beds in Beijing, Shanghai, Anqing and Shenzhen for OEMs in the automotive and micromobility industries. Companies leverage these test beds with consumer and automotive-grade GNSS receivers to develop advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), smart products, safety-critical solutions, mobile applications and more.

Availability of GNSS test beds is a vital step towards full production of the TerraStar-X Enterprise Correction Service in China. By working with either Dayou or Hexagon, companies can deploy the same high-precision positioning solutions in China, North America and Europe while gaining access to local sales, support and technical resources.

“Availability of the TerraStar-X Enterprise test beds in China builds a seamless positioning experience by leveraging Dayou’s local infrastructure,” said Dr. Paul Verlaine Gakne, positioning services product manager at Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division. The partnership between Dayou and Hexagon means that whether a Chinese company sells autonomous platforms overseas, or overseas companies sell their products in China, users will have a single, consistent and high-quality correction service that works in North America, Europe and China.

“Dayou has the necessary first-class innovative resources and expertise in navigation and positioning to integrate this PPP-RTK technology with any customer platform,” said Dr. Han Jianxin, president of Dayou. “We’re excited to see the results from the companies using this new technology to accelerate their autonomous driving programs both domestically and internationally.”

Hexagon and Dayou will offer access to test beds in North America, Europe and China while building towards compatible, full production TerraStar-X Enterprise services that enable integrated, lane-level positioning solutions in these regions for domestic and foreign automotive companies.

Similar test bed services are also available in North America and Europe. Learn more about TerraStar-X Enterprise corrections by visiting novatel.com/terrastar-x.  

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About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division is a global technology leader, pioneering end-to-end solutions for assured positioning for land, sea, and air. Its solutions power intelligent positioning ecosystems in vital industries and safety-of-life applications, enabling the advancement of the Autonomous X (cars, UAVs, industrial vehicles, trains, vessels, and more). The division includes leading brands NovAtel, Veripos, and AutonomouStuff.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,500 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.8bn USD. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

About Dayou

China Dayou Positioning Intelligence (Anqing) Co., Ltd. is a scientific and technological enterprise incubated and established by the National Innovation Center of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles. It is the executive director unit of China Geographic Information Industry Association and the director unit of China Intelligent Connected Vehicle Industry Innovation Alliance. The company is headquartered in Anqing City, Anhui Province, and has R&D centers in Beijing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Chongqing, Guangzhou and other places. Dayou builds a PPP-RTK satellite-ground integration enhancement system and a location service network based on China Beidou. Combined with inertial navigation, high definition maps and indoor and outdoor positioning technologies, it provides global and all-scenario high-precision positioning services for intelligent networked vehicles and intelligent IoT terminals.

Dayou will broadly cooperate with industry partners, give full play to the technology and industry features of PPP-RTK, lead by the overall structure and technology of ICV China solution, jointly build an industrial ecological chain based on high precision positioning, and Dayou provides high precision positioning service and high definition map engine solution for Advanced Driving Assistance System (ADAS) and autonomous driving.