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The u-blox NEO-M8U module provides superior multipath suppression, which improves position accuracy even in tough environments, such as urban canyons, tunnels, or parking garages. For example, in London’s city centre area, NEO-M8U is typically three times more accurate than a traditional GNSS receiver. NEO-M8U offers instantaneous position immediately after power-up, without the need to wait for a first fix as with regular GNSS receivers.
Simplifying product development and installation, NEO-M8U looks and behaves just like a regular GNSS receiver and does not require any special mounting or connection to the vehicle. With intelligent sensing and continuous self-calibration, NEO-M8U can be installed in the vehicle in any orientation.
Other features are its real-time update rate of up to 20 Hz benefiting a smooth navigation behaviour, as well as the high-speed access to the raw sensor data allowing for driving behaviour analysis and detection of sudden acceleration, such as during an accident.
“NEO-M8U, with its performance and simplicity, is a game changer for a range of new use cases such as navigation, fleet management, road pricing, usage-based insurance and even ‘find-my-car’ applications,” says Andrew Miles, Product Manager, Dead Reckoning at u-blox. NEO-M8U will be available in early Q2, 2016. It can upgrade any existing NEO design via pin and software compatibility to other NEO modules.
An explanatory video is here.
u-blox; www.u-blox.com
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