Company rolls out 3D Live Navigation, Mapbox for EV and makes a deal with Toyota Europe
LAS VEGAS—Mapbox rolled out its Mapbox 3D Live Navigation at CES that seeks to improve a driver’s ability to understand their digital map in different scenarios. 3D...
Portland, Ore.-based PreAct Technologies has announced it has raised $14 million in Series B funding. Led by I Squared Capital, the round also included funding from State Farm Ventures, Luminate, and Traylor Capital.
“The bulk of the new funding will be used to enhance research and...
LAS VEGAS—HERE Technologies said, at CES 2023, it is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver developers with improved performance for indoor/outdoor positioning capabilities to track and manage any number of internet-of-things (IoT) devices.
AWS recently introduced the AWS IoT Core Device Location to...
UniMap allows customers to have unified maps that are refreshed in seconds
LAS VEGAS—Saying that it enables rapid creation of digital maps and location products, HERE Technologies launched UniMap this week here at CES. UniMap provides up-to-date and unified map content for automated driving, logistics...
LAS VEGAS—Luminar LAZR 4.65%↑ founder and CEO Austin Russell announced at CES that his company has purchased HD mapping startup San Francisco-based Civil Maps to make it more than just a lidar company. Financial details were not disclosed, but Russell said it was more than “eight...
Hexagon AB announced a partnership with Germany-based ZF Group that integrates its software positioning engine and GNSS correction services into mass-production advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving solutions. Hexagon's software positioning engine and correction services will be integrated into ZF's ProConnect platform.
Hexagon...
Point One Navigation Launches ASIL Positioning Engine for Autonomous Vehicles
Point One Navigation has announced that its FusionEngine software is now compatible with STMicroelectronics’ TeseoAPP GNSS Chipset. The company says that the combined solution allows functional safety at ASIL-B, a requirement for Level 3+ advanced...
Google has settled location tracking lawsuits worth $29.5 million that were filed by Washington, D.C., and the state of Indiana. Google will pay Washington, D.C., $9.5 million while $20 million will go to Indiana.
As Location Business News reported last...
The Linux Foundation has partnered with Amazon Web Services AMZN 0.00 , Meta META 0.00, Microsoft MSFT 0.00 and TomTom to develop an interoperable and open map. However, industry sources say the announcement fires a shot across the...
Combines European product with Trimble’s North American carrier-focused platform
In one of the largest fleet management transactions this year, Trimble TRMB -0.91%↓ this week agreed to acquire Germany-based Transporeon for $1.98 billion. The deal, an all-cash transaction with Transporeon’s largest shareholder Hg, allows Trimble to have access...
