Smartphone, auto makers may be mandated to enable NavIC on devices: MoS IT

The Centre might make it mandatory for smartphone and auto manufacturers to support the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) tool in devices made for the domestic market, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday.

Apple, the world’s largest tech company, on Tuesday launched iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models that for the first time support the navigation technology developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro). This allows iOS app developers to choose a home-grown system apart from the US’s Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System, the European Union’s Galileo, China’s BeiDou, and Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System.