Manufacturers of onboard GPS system

[Sigurd Kallhovde]

Who are the leading manufacturers of factory installed Global Positioning
System equipment (GPSR's) in automobiles?

Thanks for any hints or pointers.

Sigurd

[Forest]

May I direct you to: sci.geo.satellite-nav many experts there. Ping Sam
Wormley: http://www.edu-observatory.org/gps/gps.html

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
Who are the leading manufacturers of factory installed Global Positioning
System equipment (GPSR's) in automobiles?
Thanks for any hints or pointers.
Sigurd

[Sigurd Kallhovde]

Post by Forest

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
Who are the leading manufacturers of factory installed Global Positioning
System equipment (GPSR's) in automobiles?

May I direct you to: sci.geo.satellite-nav many experts there. Ping Sam
Wormley: http://www.edu-observatory.org/gps/gps.html

Thanks, Forest.

I already asked on said newsgroup, but with somewhat scant response:

http://tinyurl.com/xymq

(Google link abbreviated)

Also, I am in fact well aware of the site you refer to - a well of high
quality GPS related information - and re-checked it today to see if there
was some information on this topic squirreled away somewhere there. I found
the name of one manufacturer (Xanavi of Japan, a GPS component manufacturer
for Infinity), but nothing else (the site is big, though, so I may have
missed something). I also found a review of GPSR units in Lexus and BMW,
but unfortunately there was no mention of the name of the manufacturer(s).

Still looking for clues - thanks.

Sigurd

[Pyats]

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde

Post by Forest

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
Who are the leading manufacturers of factory installed Global

Positioning

Post by Forest

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
System equipment (GPSR's) in automobiles?

May I direct you to: sci.geo.satellite-nav many experts there. Ping Sam
Wormley: http://www.edu-observatory.org/gps/gps.html

Thanks, Forest.
http://tinyurl.com/xymq
(Google link abbreviated)
Also, I am in fact well aware of the site you refer to - a well of high
quality GPS related information - and re-checked it today to see if there
was some information on this topic squirreled away somewhere there. I found
the name of one manufacturer (Xanavi of Japan, a GPS component manufacturer
for Infinity), but nothing else (the site is big, though, so I may have
missed something). I also found a review of GPSR units in Lexus and BMW,
but unfortunately there was no mention of the name of the manufacturer(s).
Still looking for clues - thanks.
Sigurd

Clue: Motorola

[Sigurd Kallhovde]

Post by Pyats

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde

Post by Forest

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
Who are the leading manufacturers of factory installed Global

Positioning

Post by Forest

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
System equipment (GPSR's) in automobiles?

May I direct you to: sci.geo.satellite-nav many experts there. Ping Sam
Wormley: http://www.edu-observatory.org/gps/gps.html

Thanks, Forest.
http://tinyurl.com/xymq
(Google link abbreviated)
Also, I am in fact well aware of the site you refer to - a well of high
quality GPS related information - and re-checked it today to see if there
was some information on this topic squirreled away somewhere there. I found
the name of one manufacturer (Xanavi of Japan, a GPS component manufacturer
for Infinity), but nothing else (the site is big, though, so I may have
missed something). I also found a review of GPSR units in Lexus and BMW,
but unfortunately there was no mention of the name of the

manufacturer(s).

Post by Pyats

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
Still looking for clues - thanks.
Sigurd

Clue: Motorola

Bingo! Thanks - for the "clue" - for the benefit of other readers, follow
this link for more info on Motorola's GPS effort:

http://www.motorola.com/ies/GPS/docs_pdf/gps5millionth.pdf

SK

[C. E. White]

Post by Sigurd Kallhovde
Who are the leading manufacturers of factory installed Global

Positioning System equipment (GPSR's) in automobiles?

There is probably not a clean answer to this. Do you mean the primary
system manufacturer, the prime contractor, or the component (chip set)
manufacturer?

You might want to read these articles
http://www.jdpa.com/pdf/1105.pdf
http://www.marketresearch.com/map/prod/460907.html
http://www.laipac.com/gps_eng.htm

Here are some OEM GPS equipment suppliers and the vehicles they are used
in (where I know):

Visteon
Ford - Expedition
Lincoln - Navigator
see: http://www.visteon.com/technology/automotive/navradio.shtml

Delphi
GM products?
see: http://www.delphi.com/pdf/d/int_nav_radio.pdf

Denso
Lexus - GS 430, LS 430, SC 430, LX 470, GS 300, RX 300, ES 300, IS 300
Cadillac - DeVille, Seville
Jaguar – S Type, X Type
Toyota – Camry, Landcruiser
See: http://www.densocorp-na.com/news/pr.asp?Action=132
http://www.navtech.com/vehicle/partner_denso.html

http://www.globaldenso.com/MOTORSHOW/2002/tokyo/pdf/pdf/pro_information03.pdf

Alpine
Acura - CL, MDX, RL
Honday - Odyssey, Pilot, Accord
See: http://12.145.140.137/html/press/010802_17.html

http://iweb.alpine-usa.com:7777/pls/admn/category_info?p_category=90&p_main=20

Mitsubishi Electric
Volvo - V70
See: http://www.meaa-mea.com/products/e_navigation.asp

Xanavi
Infiniti - FX45, G35, I35, M45, QX4, Q45
Nissan - 350Z, Pathfinder, Maxima, Murano
See: http://www.xanavi.co.jp/e/products/na.html

Aisin
Toyota - ? Company is owned by Toyota
see: http://www.aisin.co.jp/english/products/auto/info.html

Panasonic / Matsushita
I am not sure if they are currently providing any units for
manufacturers.
see: http://panasonic.co.jp/pas/company/en/cc_0005.html

Pioneer
I am not sure if they are currently providing any units for
manufacturers.
see: http://www.pioneer.co.jp/press/release114.html
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/mec/category/0,,2076_3149,00.html

SEI
Not much information. They have a division that produces vehicle
navigation systems.
see: http://www.sei.co.jp/iv_e/annual/98/corporate.pdf

Sony / SonyEricson
Not much information.
see:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?page=gis&Redir=page%3DC2_1_38%26B%3Die

Clarion
Not much information.
see: http://www.clarion.co.jp/english/businessoutline/navigation.cfm
http://www.clarion.co.jp/english/technology/navigation_sys.cfm

Regards,

Ed White