A French court has appointed Singapore-based IoT service provider UnaBiz as the new owner of Sigfox, which had been in receivership and rehabilitation proceedings following massive net losses and debt.
Nine potential buyers made the Feb. 25 legal deadline to take over Labège,...
Won't reveal the name of the customer...until May 11?
Israel-based Innoviz Technologies announced this week that one of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers has selected it to become its direct Lidar supplier across its automotive brands. The company’s customer, which may...
Amazon Location Service this week added two new HERE Technologies map styles for developers, HERE Explore and HERE Explore Truck. With HERE Explore, developers have a new global map that features roads, buildings, landmarks, and water features, including a fully designed map of Japan, the...
Infineon Technologies and Deeyook have announced a partnership to offer location solutions. Deeyook, a location-as-a-service (LaaS) company, has invented and patented a tracking solution to determine indoor and outdoor locations of items, assets, and employees, the company said.
Both companies will...
Eco-Friendly and Safer Routing Announced at Developer's Conference
New Google Maps features were announced this week at the company’s first virtual Google I/O developer conference. Namely, an Eco-Friendly Route option that prioritizes roads and directions to the most fuel efficient. Some of these directions include...
Maps+ To Be Installed In Vehicles That Did Not Have Built-in Navigation
By Kevin Dennehy
General Motors is launching an in-vehicle, app-based navigation service with Mapbox to install in select model year 2018 and newer Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles by the...
Startup Takes in $33 Million Total Funding
Palo Alto, Calif.-based oneNav last week said it had closed a $21 million Series B round, led by GV, with participation from Norwest Venture Partners and GSR Ventures. The newest round brings total funding to...
Location-as-a-Service Could Be Industry’s Most Comprehensive (Image: u-blox)
Innovative Service Targets Most Location Markets
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced it will soon launch a Location-as-a-Service that incorporates its recently introduced PointPerfect, AssistNow, CloudLocate and CellLocate products. While PointPerfect brings GNSS to a mass market, the other...
AT&T ended 3G service this week...what are the implications for connected car, location information and fleet tracking?
Millions of passenger cars, as well as trucks and buses, lost emergency, convenience and navigation features this week as AT&T became the first telecommunications company...
HERE tops list, but all digital mapping companies have strengths/weaknesses.
A recent Strategy Analytics report, “Location Platform Benchmarking Report: 2021,” places digital mapping company HERE on of several categories that include map making and freshness, meeting automotive industry needs, map...
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