Biggest series of investigations since the advent of autonomous driving…
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for autonomous vehicle companies as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening investigations, and expanding others, into the alleged safety performance of...
Swift Navigation this week announced a partnership with SK Telecom SKM -1.46%↓ to launch AI-powered, location products in the Republic of Korea. The companies have designed and deployed, and now are jointly operating, Swift’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service throughout Korea.
As part of the deal, SK Telecom...
It looks like Bluetooth tracking company Tile is going with a satellite-based solution to compete with Apple’s AAPL -0.12%↓ Find My network and Google’s GOOG 0.93%↑ Find My Device service.
Life360, the family locator service company that bought Tile in 2021 for more than $200 million, has announced a partnership with satellite company Hubble...
Among several spring release products and enhancements, Mapbox says its Mobile Maps SDK Flutter Plug-in and advancements in Search Box API are the most important new features for developers. Search Box, which Mapbox says has attracted thousands of developers, added location data coverage in the United...
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Taco John's Introduces Location-Based Order Fulfillment
Fast Mexican food giant Taco John's has partnered with Flybuy to introduce location-based order firing to the industry. By adding Flybuy’s technology allows Taco...
New funding round accelerates development of a LEO alternative to GPS
Accelerating the deployment of a low Earth orbit (LEO) alternative to GPS, Xona Space Systems this week closed a $19 million Series A round of funding. The new round, led by Future...
Intelsat has partnered with CNH CNHI 1.37%↑ to install, connect and operate ruggedized multi-orbit satellite terminals on CNH’s farm equipment operating in remote farmland throughout Brazil.
The service, which be available in the second half of 2024, will use Intelsat’s FlexMove satellite network to give farmers connectivity...
In its first quarter reporting, Trimble TRMB 0.93%↑ said it had revenue of $953.3 million—which is up on a year-over-year basis. However, the company said the numbers were flat on an organic basis.
The company reported more than $2 billion in annualized recurring...
OneNav Announces First L5-Direct GNSS Receiver Technology
Saying the product launch comes as Russia is interfering with GPS technology throughout Europe, oneNav announced the launch of L5-direct, which is directly acquiring and tracking L5-band signals. Russian forces have been successful in using GPS blackout technology to...
TomTom will deliver map data and APIs to support Qualcomm’ QCOM 5.48%↑ Aware platform. Launched in February 2023, Aware was touted as a platform that allows developers and enterprises the ability to create custom products—and to combat fragmentation in the IoT industry.
The platform allows...
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