Tag: Google
Visual Navigation for Robots: Out of Stealth Tera AI Raises $7.8...
Coming out of stealth, Tera AI has announced that it has raised $7.8 million in a seed round to develop software known as zero-shot navigation for autonomous...
Google Eliminates 10,000 Fake Listings from Google Maps, Users Lose Travel...
Google GOOG -1.97%↓ said last week it was taking down 10,000 phony listings from Google Maps and seeking legal action against entities that created them. According to CBS News, a scam...
Weekly Top News: FCC Gives Green Light to GPS Complimentary...
Our top story this week is the FCC gives ok to finding complementary GPS technology and industry comments. See our paid subscriber coverage.
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Weekly Location Industry News: India’s Navsat in Trouble, Japan Launches...
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Waymo Finalizes $5.6 Billion in Investments, Gave 100,000 Paid Rides
Despite legions of naysayers in the media, there is strong financial interest in autonomous vehicles as Waymo closed $5.6 billion in an investment round late last...
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John Deere, Trimble Partner for SmartGrade Access
Trimble TRMB 1.04%↑ has partnered with John Deere DE 0.48%↑ to integrate its Earthworks Grade Control technology with the John Deere SmartGrade platform. John Deere, which has offered a Trimble...
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Caterpillar and Trimble Extend Joint Venture
Caterpillar CAT -0.77%↓ and Trimble TRMB -1.41%↓ this week announced the extension of their long-standing joint venture. The agreement includes expanded distribution of grade control solutions...
Verizon Launches Emergency Messaging, Location-Sharing Service with Skylo Technologies
Verizon VZ -0.51%↓ has partnered with Skylo Technologies for an emergency messaging and location-sharing service on select Google Pixel and Samsung phones this fall. Next year, Verizon said it would offer text via...
Texas Sues GM Over Location Privacy in Connected Cars
Two major legal proceedings this week focus on location privacy…
The Texas Attorney General's Office has sued GM GM 0.00%↑ over the alleged unlawful gathering and sale of location information from 1.5...
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The Indoor Lab to Install Innoviz Lidar at Major U.S. Airports
Innoviz Technologies INVZ 0.00%↑ entered into a distribution agreement with The Indoor Lab to deploy InnovizTwo lidar at Denver, Tampa, and Nashville International airports. The...