Tag: Connected Car
Google Replaces Android Auto App on Smartphones
App Will Be Phased Out When Android 12 Launched
After it announced a Driving Mode feature two years ago, Google said it is replacing the Android Auto app for smartphones with the...
HERE Partners With WeatherOptics
HERE and WeatherOptics Partner (Photo: HERE Technologies)
HERE Technologies has partnered with WeatherOptics to provide improved Estimated Time of Arrivals (ETAs) and optimized routing before and during...
Worldwide Semiconductor Chip Shortage Forces TomTom To Cut 2021 Outlook
Reuters: TomTom Posted Quarterly Net Loss For The Last Two Years
Citing the worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips that have curbed automotive markets, TomTom said the...
Halo Using T-Mobile 5G Network for Las Vegas Self-Driving Service
5G Rapidly Becoming Mainstream for Location, Autonomous Vehicle Services
Halo has launched a commercial driverless car service using the T-Mobile 5G network in Las Vegas. The company,...
U-blox Looks for Mass Market With New Location Service
Swiss company launches GNSS augmentation service for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications.
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced the launched its new PointPerfect location service that aims to deliver...
TomTom Launches Virtual Horizon
TomTom launched its TomTom Virtual Horizon map-based advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) software that the company says will help automakers meet European Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA)...
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...