Porsche said this week that it plans to offer Google GOOG 1.22%↑services for navigation, speech and add an app ecosystem for its future car models. The premium automaker said it will integrate Google Maps, Google Assistant and apps available through the Google Play Store.
Porsche said its customers...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is taking applications for a V2X program from companies developing road safety and mobility technologies. The program, is part of a $40 million Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment grant. Seeks to advance connected...
Swift Navigation Adds Unicore to Partner Program
Swift Navigation has announced the addition of Unicore Communications, a GNSS integrated circuit design manufacturer, to its new Partner Program. Unicore’s GNSS platform now uses Swift Navigation’s Skylark Precise Positioning Service for autonomous driving, robotics, precision agriculture, GIS surveying...
Elon Musk’s launch company will blast up to four satellites on two launches next year
SpaceX has signed a deal to launch as many as four Galileo navigation satellites into orbit next year, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. However, the European Commission has to give the...
Saying the company withheld video footage of a recent traffic incident, the California Department of Motor Vehicles this week suspended GM GM -2.83%↓ Cruise’s deployment and testing permits. The suspension comes only a couple of months after the company was granted full commercial rollout by the state.
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In an announcement this week, Google Maps GOOG -0.89%↓ said artificial intelligence has allowed it to expand its EV charging station feature, make recommendations of nearby activities and provide more in-depth visualization.
Earlier this year, the company announced Immersive View for routes—and is expanding this week to...
CNH Completes Purchase of Hemisphere GNSS
CNH Industrial C -2.03%↓ NHI has completed its purchase of Hemisphere GNSS for $175 million. The acquisition, announced on March 30, 2023, strengthens CNH’s in-house precision, automation and autonomy technology for the agriculture and construction industries. Last year, CNH...
Says DoD is using spectrum that it has exclusive authority over…
Ligado Networks is suing the U.S. government for $39 billion, saying it has blocked its plans to use assigned spectrum. The company, in its U.S. Court of Federal Claims legal filings,...
Driven by stronger automotive division sales, digital mapping company TomTom last week reported smaller than expected losses for its third quarter. The company reported a quarterly operating loss of more than $8 million—which is down from a 17.5 million euro...
Overture Maps (OMF) this week released its second version of open map data that includes more than 1.39 billion building footprints from several data providers. The open data set combines and uses data from Esri Community Maps, OpenStreetMap and Microsoft MSFT -0.43%↓.
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