Tag: Connected Car
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...
Another Waze Competitor: TomTom’s New AmiGO
TomTom launched its AmiGO on Android Auto that allows drivers with to interact on a compatible infotainment screen. TomTom’s announcement came the same week Sygic said its...
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...
Was MWCA Good for Location Companies?
LOS ANGELES—While the recent Mobile World Congress Americas here had at least two dozen location industry companies exhibiting, few product announcements and partnerships were...
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...
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...
TomTom and Toyota to Offer Drivers a Navigation App that Mirrors...
TU-Automotive, Detroit, MI, USA, June 5, 2018 Today, TomTom (TOM2) launched a new navigation app that can be mirrored to Toyota vehicles’ in-dash...
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