Low-cost　receivers　have　already　entered　the　mass　market　over　the　past　few　years.　The　high-precision　real-Time　kinematic　and　precise-point　positioning　evaluation　based　on　low-cost　receivers　has　been　analyzed　and　verified　by　many　other　studies　in　the　past.　With　the　integration　of　the　multiglobal　navigation　satellite　system　(GNSS)　and　advances　in　technology,　low-cost　GNSS　receivers　are　expected　to　be　widely　used　in　vehicle　navigation.　To　investigate　the　kinematic　single-point　positioning　(SPP)　performance　of　low-cost　receivers,　we　first　assembled　a　low-cost　receiver　that　can　receive　both　American　global　positioning　system　(GPS)　L1　and　Chinese　BeiDou　Navigation　Satellite　System　(BDS)　B1　signals　simultaneously.　Then,　a　vehicle-positioning　experiment　is　conducted　in　Fuzhou,　China.　For　comparison　purposes,　the　assembled　low-cost　receiver　and　a　higher-grade　receiver　are　connected　to　a　survey-grade　antenna　via　a　power　divider.　The　positioning　accuracy　and　position　dilution　of　the　precision　of　GPS,　BDS,　and　GPD/BDS　SPP　with　both　receivers　are　compared　and　analyzed.　The　results　indicate　that　the　low-cost　receiver　can　achieve　horizontal　precision　better　than　1　m　in　the　combined　GPS/　BDS　case,　when　the　car　is　positioned　in　the　urban　main　road　and　expressway.　This　result　is　competitive　and　similar　to　that　of　the　higher-grade　receiver.　Moreover,　although　the　positioning　precision　of　the　low-cost　receiver　is　worse　than　that　of　the　higher-grade　receiver　in　the　GPS-only　and　BDS-only　SPP　case,　it　outperforms　the　higher-grade　receiver　in　terms　of　satellite　tracking,　especially　for　tracking　GPS　satellite.　©　2019　Society　of　Photo-Optical　Instrumentation　Engineers　(SPIE).