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.
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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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