BeiDou, China’s version of GPS, now being used over 1 trillion times per day

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The Chinese navigation system has ascended to a dominant position in its home market, driving nearly US$80 billion of economic output last year.

To expand its reach in China’s consumer market, BeiDou is expanding its compatibility from smartphones and in-vehicle satellite navigation systems to wearables, drones, electric bikes and even robots, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.

BeiDou is now compatible with 288 million smartphones – mostly produced by domestic brands like Huawei and Xiaomi – in China, and is used to track locations more than 1 trillion times every day, the association said.