Last week, Location Business News reported that Trimble announced the first deployment of its map-based localization system for land-based autonomous vehicle applications. The customer, Japan-based IHI Corp., will retrofit its existing container and haulage trucks with a customized Applanix POS LV system.
Trimble Applanix POS...
Hexagon's Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division and Fujitsu Limited partnered this week to solve “societal challenges” with technology. The agreement, made at HxGN Live Global 2022 in Las Vegas, calls for the companies to develop use cases with such technology as IoT sensors, data processing,...
A German federal agency is investigating Google Maps over concerns that the mapping giant limits customers’ options to use alternative map companies.
According to published reports, the German Federal Cartel Office has opened a formal probe—to include Google’s Automotive Services.
Germany isn’t the only one who is...
Company hopes to "grab" part of a $1 billion market...
Hoping to gain part of an estimated $1 billion Southeast Asia mapping and location-based services market, Grab Holdings has announced the launch of GrabMaps for enterprise customers. The new service, first developed for...
Point One Navigation has announced enhancements to its base station network and cloud service that allow pressure sensor corrections for accurate user altitude determination.
The new correction service will enable 10-centimeter horizontal position accuracy to help developers and device manufacturers enhance...
Jaguar Land Rover, through HERE Technologies navigation software, plans to deliver what3words capability over the air to customers with vehicles already on the road. What3words, which has divided the globe into 3-meter by 3-meter squares, allows customers to navigate by using three unique...
240-satellite constellation planned
A Long March 2C launched nine Geespace satellites into low Earth orbit that will support navigation and autonomous driving for automaker Geely. The satellites, part of a future 240-satellite Geely Future Mobility Constellation, will provide centimeter-accurate precise positioning and connectivity support for the...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a 12 million euro agreement with indoor spatial intelligence company Kontakt Micro-Location, also known as Kontakt.io, to support the company’s expansion into healthcare, workspace and other smart building markets.
As part of the funding, Kontakt.io...
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week, where the company announced its iOS 16 mobile operating system, several new features were added to its Maps app, including multistep routing and transit information functions.
The multistep routing options allows users to plan as many as 15 stops in...
Dutch Mapmaker To Cut 10 Percent of Workforce...
Citing improvements to its automated mapmaking platform, TomTom (TOM2) said Wednesday it will slash 10 percent of its global workforce.
“Regrettably, this will have an intended impact on approximately 500 employees in our Maps unit,...
