Tag: autonomous vehicles
FCC Asks Carmakers, Carriers How Customers Are Tracked
Available geolocation data at the center of domestic violence...
The Federal Communications Commission is asking the largest automakers and wireless carriers how they retain, share, or sell...
HERE Technologies Announces Partnership Expansion With What3words
HERE Technologies and what3words have announced an expansion of their partnership to allow its Location Services application programming interfaces (APIs) customers to use the United Kingdom-based company’s...
CES Roundup 2024: Maps, Fleets, Auto, Location Devices…
LAS VEGAS—Overture Maps Foundation Executive Director Marc Prioleau said at CES that the organization’s main assumption is that the base layers of a map should be open...
Lidar Companies Find Other Markets for Profit
LAS VEGAS—Despite fears of automotive market saturation, there were dozens of companies offering lidar sensors for automotive and other uses at CES. Some companies...
Point One Navigation Used in Indy Autonomous Challenge
LAS VEGAS—San Francisco-based Point One Navigation’s Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) corrections technology was used by all autonomous racecars in the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). The race, part of...
Mapping Companies Launch Slew of Products, Partnerships at CES
HERE Technologies, Mapbox and TomTom court OEMs
LAS VEGAS—Among dozens of mobility and auto companies at this year’s CES trade show, mapping companies took the...
Location Companies Declare Biggest Trends of 2023, Outlook for 2024
Industry executives cautiously optimistic going into 2024...
The location industry in 2023 had a mix of good and bad news, ranging from billion-dollar acquisitions and...
Omdia Ranks HERE as Top Location Platform in 2023
HERE Technologies came out as the top provider in Omdia’s 2023 Location Platform Index. The index evaluates major digital mapping and location technology vendors including HERE, Google $GOOG, TomTom , Mapbox, Esri, Apple $AAPL and Microsoft $MSFT.
The...
Despite Recent Waymo and Cruise Setbacks, May Mobility Grabs $105 Investment
Autonomous vehicle companies have been getting hammered by the regulatory agencies lately, but May Mobility this week announced a $105 million Series D round. The round, led by...
Weekly Product News
Swift Navigation Adds Unicore to Partner Program
Swift Navigation has announced the addition of Unicore Communications, a GNSS integrated circuit design manufacturer, to its new Partner Program. Unicore’s...