A new study by Radar and Forrester Consulting says that brick-and-mortar businesses face challenges that can be solved by location data and technology. The study, Deliver world-class customer experiences with location infrastructure,” surveyed 213 customer experience (CX) executives at regional and national retailers...
Company has raised a total of $200 million to expand into ADAS, autonomy, industrial machine control and commercial transportation markets.
Swift Navigation has announced that it completed a $100 million Series D financing round that was led by SK Inc. and Potentum Partners and...
Just about every location company is exhibiting at this week’s Intergeo 2022 in Essen, Germany. However, in what used to be known as just a GNSS survey meeting, organizers have expanded it to include location services, mapping and a strong UAV...
Could Chinese companies use location technology to spy on consumers?
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is prepared to ban the sale of new Huawei and ZTE equipment nationwide because of national security concerns. In particular, the Biden administration is concerned that U.S. cell towers, with Huawei’s equipment...
Private equity firm Hammond Kennedy Whitney (HKW) has sold Certified Tracking Solutions to Scottsdale, Ariz.-based GPS Insight. Edmonton, Canada-based Certified Tracking Solutions markets fleet management solutions under the Titan GPS brand.
GPS Insight, majority owned by private equity firm Accel-KKR, is focused on investing in software and technology-enabled services...
Trimble TRMB 0.00 has announced that the company changed its headquarters from Sunnyvale, Calif., to Westminster, Colo. The company said that existing operations in Westminster constitute its largest employment center and serves as a central business hub for its agriculture, construction and...
Arizona contends the tech giant used location data without consumer's permission.
Google GOOG -0.44%↓ has agreed to pay Arizona $85 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the tech giant mislead consumers about how it they used location data via tracking smartphones.
In the...
The government of Australia has awarded Lockheed Martin LMT 0.22%↑ a $1.18 billion contract to establish the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN). The system, expected to be fully operational by 2028, will be provided as a service for 19 years with an option to extend, the company...
Hexagon AB has announced that its Autonomy & Positioning division will be led by Maria Luthström, who has worked at the company for seven years, most recently as head of sustainability and investor relations. Luthström will take over from Michael Ritter, who has served as the division’s...
India is pushing companies to make smartphones compatible with NavIC...within months.
India is pressuring tech companies to make their smartphones compatible with its Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, or NavIC. Such companies as Apple AAPL -2.82%↓ , Samsung and Xiaomi are worried that the changes will increase costs...
