NextNav Names Sorond as CEO
NextNav NN 0.00%↑ has announced the appointment of Mariam Sorond as its CEO. Sorond will also join NextNav’s board of directors. Ganesh Pattabiraman, NextNav’s co-founder and former CEO, stepped down to spend more time with his family, the company said. NextNav...
Company counts more than 700 partners in its worldwide ecosystem
Canada-based Geotab recently announced that it has surpassed 4 million worldwide subscriptions for its fleet telematics solutions. The company announced that it passed 3 million subscriptions just last year.
“Twenty-three years ago, we...
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced that the Chinese Supreme Court has ruled in its favor in a patent infringement claim filed by Techtotop Microelectronic Technology Co.
The company said that in July 2021 the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court had ruled that TTT had infringed on u-blox’s...
BAE Systems said its Digital GPS Anti-jam Receiver (DIGAR) has been selected to continue to the next phase of the Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) capability program on the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft. The company says DIGAR will boost the protection of the aircraft from GPS signal jamming,...
TomTom and Bridgestone Partner for Enhanced Fleet Electrification
TomTom has signed a multi-year contract with Bridgestone Mobility Solutions to support businesses in optimizing their fleets and accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Bridgestone Mobility Solutions' fleet management software Webfleet leverages TomTom’s navigation, maps,...
Gets top job at largest mapping company…
After a lengthy search, HERE Technologies has appointed industry veteran Mike Nefkens as CEO. Nefknes, who most recently was with Boston Consulting Group, will relocated to company headquarters in Amsterdam.
Nefkens has executive experience in IoT, automotive, cloud services...
Autonomous vehicle companies have been getting hammered by the regulatory agencies lately, but May Mobility this week announced a $105 million Series D round. The round, led by Japanese telecommunications giant NTT Group, will advance the company’s AV growth in the United States, Canada...
Skydio has partnered with Trimble TRMB 0.00%↑ to offer autonomous drone products in critical infrastructure industries for surveying, mapping and inspections. The partnership, announced at Trimble’s Dimensions user conference, is in the development stage, but will include Skydio’s drones with Trimble GNSS receivers and software, the...
TomTom's Road Analytics Products Available in Microsoft Azure Marketplace
TomTom has announced that Microsoft MSFT 0.02%↑ Azure customers can now purchase its Junction Analytics in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. TomTom Junction Analytics leverages historical and real-time traffic data based on anonymized speed data from more than 600 million connected devices worldwide, the...
New investment places the company's value at $2.7 billion...
Defense technology company Shield AI has raised $200 million in Series F led by U.S. Innovative Technology Fund (USIT) and co-led by Riot Ventures. The new investment puts the value of the company at $2.7 billion.
Besides...