Centimeter-level precision achieved with data service compatibility technology
Built-in RTK option with real-time kinematic positioning technology

u-blox announced the u-blox F9 technology platform, delivering high-precision positioning solutions for mass-market industrial and automotive applications. The platform combines multi-band GNSS technology, dead reckoning, high-precision algorithms, and compatibility with multiple GNSS correction data services to achieve centimeter-level accuracy.

“High-precision technologies will be the next frontier in positioning,” said Daniel Ammann, Director of Product Development, Positioning, Product Center at u-blox. “u-blox F9 provides the hardware and integrated software components to address these market demands.”

The u-blox F9 platform will serve as the technological backbone for u-blox's portfolio of positioning modules targeting mass markets such as industrial and automotive. It utilizes GNSS signals across multiple frequency bands (L1/L2/L5) to compensate for ionospheric interference errors and deliver fast time-to-first fix (TTFF). Capable of receiving signals from all GNSS constellations, including GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and Beidou, the F9 platform maximizes the number of visible satellites within a given timeframe, improving performance.



The u-blox F9 offers built-in RTK (Real Time Kinematic) technology as an option. In addition to providing an open interface to existing GNSS correction service providers, it supports GNSS correction services by introducing RTK high-precision positioning technology to the mass market.

Optimized for low power consumption, the u-blox F9 platform offers a high level of security with built-in jamming and spoofing detection systems to protect against intentional and unintentional interference, and extends high-precision performance to complex urban environments with inertial sensor-based dead reckoning technology.

Automotive applications using this technology include lane-level navigation for head-up displays (HUDs), vehicle infotainment systems, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, which are essential for autonomous and automated vehicles.