Chinese carmaker behind Volvo and Lotus ships first two satellites for planned IoT ‘OmniCloud’ • The Register
Chinese industrial conglomerate The Geely Group has completed work on the first two satellites of a planned constellation designed to help power self-driving cars and other services
Geely is best known in the west for having acquired Volvo in 2010 and taking a majority stake in Lotus in 2017. It makes a wide variety of personal and commercial vehicles, operates a ride-share service in China, has invested in flying cars and even operates sporting events and theme parks.