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...
Amazon Location Service this week announced that it is offering enhanced enhanced the Routes, Places, and Maps functionality to enable developers to add advanced location capability. The company says the new capabilities allow developers to support location-based use cases in industries healthcare, transportation...
Trimble Expands Landmine Clearance Collaboration with The HALO Trust
Trimble TRMB -2.64%↓ has announced its expanded support for landmine-clearance non-profit The HALO Trust. The company said it is donating an additional 175 Catalyst GNSS systems, including DA2 GNSS receivers.
In Kosovo, supervisor Valbona Ceka maps the perimeter of...
Satellite maker Astranis to add Xona's PNT algorithms in early design contract
California-based Astranis announced last week that it is partnering with Xona Space Systems to develop an initial phase of the Resilient Global Positioning System, or R-GPS, program. Astranis, which won an $8 million U.S....
European container shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd has announced that more than 1.5 tracking device-equipped containers now have HERE Technologies’ location service integrated. The partnership’s financial details were not disclosed.
Hapag-Lloyd, which offers its smart container tracking solution Live Position, has leveraged their known expertise...
Trying to grab a piece of the potentially lucrative autonomous vehicle market, rideshare giant Lyft LYFT 2.66%↑ has announced partnerships this week with May Mobility, Intel-owned INTC 4.83%↑ Mobileye and Nexar.
In the first deal, Lyft will offer its app to launch autonomous vehicle service with May Mobility in Atlanta...
TomTom and CARIAD have announced that the first models from Volkswagen Group brands, which feature the companies’ co-developed next-generation navigation solution, are hitting the roads. Starting with Audi premium electric vehicles, the new navigation solution is integrated into the vehicle platform, providing operation across infotainment...
Photo courtesy of Beijing Satellite Navigation Center.
Is the rise of BeiDou the biggest threat to global U.S. satellite navigation interests?
China’s BeiDou satellite navigation system (BDS) has received about $1.78 billion for new projects to compete with its main rival, the U.S.-based...
Despite legions of naysayers in the media, there is strong financial interest in autonomous vehicles as Waymo closed $5.6 billion in an investment round late last week. Led by its parent company Alphabet GOOG -1.56%↓, other investments came from Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T....
United Kingdom-based Loqate has partnered with GrabMaps to integrate location data for Malaysia into its platform. The companies hope to expand the partnership to Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
For its part, Loqate, a global location intelligence specialist, offers its 14,000 business customers...
