China’s Geely launches satellites for future Volvo, Lotus, Polestar autonomous cars

Chinese car giant Geely – which owns Volvo, Polestar and Lotus – has launched a batch of satellites designed to connect the next generation of fully-autonomous cars.

Operated by Geely’s aerospace subsidiary Geespace, the first nine satellites have come online in low orbit around the Earth, as part of a fleet of 72 satellites due by 2025 – and a total of 240 in the years to follow.