Chinese private car owners will be able to enjoy positioning services provided by the Beidou satellite navigation and positioning system starting in 2012, said Sun Jiadong, chief designer of the Beidou satellite navigation and positioning system. China is now in the process of establishing the Beidou satellite navigation and positioning system and has successfully launched seven Beidou navigation satellites. Sun said the prices of the related navigation chips will be lower than the market prices of the Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation chips. Read More