After the launch of the latest iPhone series, Apple has confirmed that the premium smartphones will support NavIC, India’s indigenous navigation system. The minister also stated that Indian company Accord Software & Systems has developed NavIC chipsets, allowing automakers to integrate NavIC into their in-built navigation systems. However, Chandrasekhar clarified that the government wants smartphones and automobiles to use NavIC …
The Centre has said that it has held a meeting with mobile manufacturers to discuss the compatibility of the home-grown global positioning system—NavIC—in smartphones, but no timeline was fixed for its implementation. This clarification by the government came on September 26 after media reports suggested India was looking to mandate its indigenous navigation system "within months". "A media report has …
