Tag: GNSS
Moody’s Says Solera’s Acquisition of Spireon Totals $737.5 Million
Moody's Investors Service says Polaris Newco's (dba Solera) financial ratings are unchanged following a recently announced acquisition of Spireon for an estimated $737.5 million. Last week, Location Business News reported that the financial...
Super Bowl Teams Feature Company’s Tracking Solution
Both teams in this year’s NFL Super Bowl are Boston-based Catapult clients— who use its Catapult Vector to measure player performance. The Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals use the Catapult Vector, a...
Toyota Research Institute Conducts Autonomous Drift Test
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) recently demonstrated programming a vehicle to autonomously drift around obstacles on a closed track. TRI's Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC), which extends...
NextNav Participates in EC’s APNT Evaluation
NextNav has announced that it participated in the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) alternative positioning, navigation, and timing (APNT) evaluation in Ispra, Italy. The trial analyzes...
Comtech Spurns $790 Million Takeover Offer
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. last week rejected a $790 million offer from investment firm Acacia Research Corp. to take over the company.
In October, Acacia...
Interview: Geoflex Offers Precise Positioning for Auto Market
The editors of Location Business News interviewed Cyrille Michaud, Geoflex chief sales officer, to discuss 2022 opportunities for the France-based precision positioning company.
LBN: How does Geoflex add more...
Deeyook Partners with Infineon Technologies
Infineon Technologies and Deeyook have announced a partnership to offer location solutions. Deeyook, a location-as-a-service (LaaS) company, has invented and patented a tracking solution to...
Sheeva.AI Looks in the Crystal ball For the Future of In-vehicle...
By Trevor Curwin, Sheeva.ai energy and smart cities
Another year is almost in the books, and in the world of location-based services, it’s been another...
Point One Navigation and Ligado to Deliver Location to Automotive, Agriculture...
In what appears to be its first partnership with a satellite navigation company, Ligado Networks has partnered with Point One Navigation to provide satellite capacity to support...
Location Companies Declare Biggest Trends of 2021, Outlook for 2022
Worldwide Market Challenging During Pandemic...
The location industry of 2021 had a mix of good and bad news, ranging from billion-dollar public offerings and new...
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