Tag: Connected Car
Mobile World Congress 2021: Location Technology Key to 5G
Location Big Component of Future 5G Rollouts
At least one major company at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona said such location technology as GPS will...
Indonesia’s Big Telematics Market
Frost & Sullivan said that 96 percent of Indonesian truck companies are using telematics in their fleets, with communication functions sent over 3G/4G, leveraging real-time...
Study Analyzes Location Platform Winners and Losers
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...
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...
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