Tag: autonomous vehicle
Softbank SPAC in Talks To Take Mapbox Public
Deal Could Be Worth $2 Billion
Mapbox is in discussions to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that will be backed by SoftBank Group...
Ford Launches BlueCruise Hands-Free Driving System
After 500,000 miles of testing, Ford plans to offer its new BlueCruise hands-free highway driving system to customers later this year. The Tesla Autopilot competitor,...
Verizon’s Hyper Precise Location Available in 100 Major U.S. Markets
Location Service Now Available to Customers in a "Vast" Geographic Area
Verizon last week announced it launched a real-time kinematics service called Hyper Precise Location...
Mapbox To Go Into 900,000 GM Vehicles
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...
CES Offers ‘Challenging’ Virtual Trade Show
Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the massive CES trade show, normally in Las Vegas, was a virtual experience. However, a virtual CES was...
5G Key to Autonomous Vehicle Rollout
LOS ANGELES—While not an auto technology show, this year’s Mobile World Congress Americas featured a track on autonomous and connected vehicles that highlighted the...
Autonomous Vehicles Prone to Hacking
Back in the day, security advocates claimed that GPS and other navigation systems could be hacked with $5 worth of gear bought at a...
Apple Wants to Own Map Data…and Acts Accordingly
Recent stories indicate that Apple plans to operate its new Maps function in-house—instead of relying on TomTom and other companies for mapping.
TechCrunch first...
Innoviz Enters Chinese LiDAR Market
KFAR SABA, ISRAEL and BEIJING, CHINA -- June 6, 2018 -- Innoviz Technologies and HiRain Technologies a partnership to bring Innoviz’s LiDAR and computer...
Hexagon Buys AutonomouStuff
Press Release.
Hexagon AB has announced the acquisition of AutonomouStuff, a leading suppliers of integrated autonomous vehicle solutions.
Founded in 2010, US-based AutonomouStuff is pioneering turn-key...
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