The Federal Communications Commission late last month adopted final rules for cellular-vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology, which critics believe was 20 years too long in the making. The FCC says the new rules, which finalize regulatory transition of Intelligent Transportation Systems to C-V2X, will...
HERE Technologies was named as the top mapping and location vendor in Omdia’s 2024 Location Platform Index. Such companies as Google GOOG 1.05%↑, TomTom and Mapbox were also evaluated for strategy, capabilities and market impact in the report.
One of the reasons HERE scored high was its mapping solutions...
Inseego INSG 1.73%↑ has announced the completion of the sale of its global telematics business for $52 million to Ctrack Holdings, a portfolio company of Convergence Partners. As part of an all-cash deal, Inseego’s will divest its telematics business operating in the United Kingdom,...
Swift Navigation and CHC Navigation Partner
Swift Navigation has partnered with CHC Navigation to integrate Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service with CHC Navigation’s GNSS receivers. Markets targeted by the companies include autonomous vehicles, advanced driver-assistance systems, robotics, and surveying equipment. The companies say that...
Ligado believes the government hijacked its spectrum...DoD says the company's ambitions interfere with GPS
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge this week has allowed Ligado Networks' $39 billion suit to move forward against the federal government over claims it unconstitutionally took licensed...
Qualcomm QCOM 0.12%↑ discussed financial targets of $22 billion, by September 2029, for IoT and automotive markets at its 2024 Investor Day this week. The ambitious target comes after the company said it is trying to decrease its dependency in one core market area:...
Trimble TRMB 0.59%↑ has announced that one of North America’s largest food distribution companies, Performance Food Group Company (PFG), has selected Trimble the company as its fleet management provider to serve its entire fleet business.
Trimble will provide fleet management and telematics...
Swift Navigation and KDDI Launch Skylark PPS in Japan
Swift Navigation and Japan-based mobile network operator KDDI Corporation announced the commercial launch of Skylark Precise Positioning Service in the Japanese market. The company said Skylark, with centimeter-level accuracy, enables precise operation of ADAS-enabled and autonomous...
Decades of developing a solution to GPS jamming has resulted in program delays
Despite two decades of development, a report issued this week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) criticizes the Pentagon’s anti-GPS jamming implementation efforts, saying delays continue across all GPS segments. To...
Wireless Carriers Challenge FCC’s $200 Million Location Privacy Fines
Three of the largest wireless carriers are fighting back against Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fines for allegedly selling their customer’s location information without their permission.
AT&T T -0.09%↓, TMobile TMUS -1.41%↓ and Verizon VZ -0.61%↓ claim that their location-based services programs were...
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