Sunnyvale, Calif.-based oneNav is touting test results in Israel that showed its GPS technology is resilient to widespread interference, including jamming and spoofing. The company, which has been featured in the national media this week, tested its L5 technology around Haifa, Israel,...
Swift Navigation Reaches 10 Million Vehicle Milestone
Swift Navigation has announced that it has been awarded contracts that will equip 10 million ADAS-enabled and autonomous vehicles with its location technology. The company said that its Skylark Precise Positioning Service is addressing the three barriers...
TomTom’s maps and traffic will power Microsoft products through end of decade
TomTom said this week that its maps and traffic data will be used by Microsoft MSFT 0.00%↑ in location-based services. The deal, which will go through the...
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that Hemisphere GNSS (USA) has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by “knowingly providing false information to apply for and receive forgiveness of a Paycheck...
Trimble and Esri Elevate Long-standing Partnership
At Esri’s 2024 User Conference, Trimble $TRMB has announced an extension of its partnership with Esri for geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence and mapping. The companies, which have partnered for more than...
Chinese robotaxis have logged 1.8 million miles in California alone
There is growing national security concern over the data Chinese robotaxi firms are gathering in the United States through self-driving vehicles equipped with cameras, lidar, microphones and other sensors. Chinese-owned...
Saying that it is already in use by 7.8 million drivers, BMW Group and Mapbox this week announced the details of the new My BMW App and MINI App navigation solution. The integration of Mapbox technology into the app adds enhanced map design that includes a light...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) last week awarded contracts to nine Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology vendors. DOT says the awards, which total $7.2 million and awarded through its Volpe Center, will allow it to conduct real-world field tests...
TomTom and East View Geospatial to Supply Map Data for Australian Military
TomTom , with East View Geospatial, will supply global map data to Australian Government Department of Defense. EVG leverages TomTom Orbis Maps to create an ArcGIS-ready global vector basemap, the company said.
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Company cites poor cost and schedule performance in telecom, navigation and observation segments
Airbus said this week it would take a charge of nearly $1 billion because of issues with space programs, namely in its telecommunication, navigation and observation segments. As...