Geely is really going to heaven. What does it depend on?

The day before yesterday, Geely officially announced that Taizhou Geely Satellite Project was officially launched. Geely Group said that 20 18 strategically invested in the space science and technology company "Time and Space Fish Road". At present, the first batch of two low-orbit satellites independently designed by "Time-Space Fishway" are now ready and are expected to be launched in 2020.

Now, Geely has become the first auto company in China to independently develop low-orbit satellites, and its business scope has also expanded to the fields of automobiles, satellites, autonomous driving, future travel, drones, heavy machinery, etc. The layout of "integration of heaven and earth" has been initially completed.

What's the difference between Geely and Space Exploration Technologies?

As mentioned earlier, Geely is the first satellite car company independently developed in China, and many people will think that Musk, the boss of American Space Exploration Technology Company, also makes electric cars. There is actually a misunderstanding here. Space Exploration Technology Company and Tesla are both enterprises founded by elon musk, but they are not directly related and completely independent financially. Therefore, Tesla does not build rockets to launch satellites, and space exploration technology companies do not build electric cars.

In addition, judging from its main business, Space-Time Fishway is mainly engaged in R&D and manufacturing of satellite communication and other related communication satellites, while Space Exploration Technology Company focuses on the production of R&D and Falcon series space launch vehicles. In fact, there are still obvious differences between the two.

Geely owner: My car has a satellite.

This time, Geely plans to launch two low-orbit satellites, which actually refer to artificial satellites with an orbital flying height of 200-2000 kilometers. The well-known GPS and Beidou navigation satellites generally fly at an altitude of more than 20,000 kilometers. That is to say, thanks to the advantages of low orbit, its launch power is higher, and it can realize indoor positioning and better navigation accuracy. Small satellites in low orbit have low cost and short launch period, which is affordable for ordinary commercial companies.

Obviously, the primary purpose of Geely's acquisition of space-time fishway to develop low-orbit satellites is to improve the layout of autonomous driving. High-level autonomous driving has strict requirements for high-precision maps and stronger navigation functions. Therefore, with this indispensable and important function, Geely can gain "innate advantages" in autonomous driving.

In addition, LEO satellites are also a hot investment field recently. According to the investment bank's forecast, the scale of aerospace industry will increase from $350 billion in 20 16 years to more than $ 1. 1 trillion in 2040. Half of the growth will come from low-orbit communication satellites, which will eventually help Geely to continuously improve its market value.

According to the relevant person in charge of Geely, the follow-up satellite launch plan has been deployed and promoted. In addition to satellite projects, Geely has also set foot in many other new technology fields. For example, Terrafugia in the field of air travel is an important one.

Rely on acquisition and integration to develop rapidly

A few years ago, Geely started the "crazy acquisition mode", and successively acquired Volvo, Daimler and a series of corporate mergers and acquisitions. Now, the original tree has blossomed and borne fruit. With the passage of time, Geely will have a sense of existence in more industries.

Looking back more than ten years ago, my impression of Geely stayed on that beauty leopard, and now Geely has become the "first brother" of domestic independent enterprises. Next, Geely's goal is to surpass Volkswagen and Toyota and become the world's number one car company. If other car companies say this, I may just be a joke, but if Geely says this himself, I think it is really possible.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.