L’MONDE FRANCE – Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday new cars in Russia will be equipped by 2012 with the Russian system GLONASS satellite navigation, presented as a competitor to the American GPS. “I think that from 2012 all new cars could sell with this integrated system to raise the level of safety on roads, “he said according to Russian news agencies. Mr. Putin said Glonass system created by the Russian army in 1980, is “developing successfully” and that six new satellites will be launched by the end of the year. Read More
