Tag: GPS
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...
T-Mobile Launches SyncUP Tracker
Saying the average American spends 2.5 days a year looking for lost itmes work $2.7 billion, T-Mobile rolled out its SyncUP Tracker, which is available...
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...
Tive and Skyhook Partner for Location Positioning
Skyhook and Tive are partnering to provide hybrid location to in-transit shipments. Skyhook's Precision Location product will replace and supplement existing location sources on...
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...
Armageddon Could Happen With GPS Outage, Expert Says
China, Russia GPS Interference Already Happening...
In a Jan. 23 The New York Times article, “America Has a GPS Problem,” author Kate Murphy says the system needs...
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...
Technology Companies Continue to Support 5G/IoT
LOS ANGELES—Whether integrating new positioning modules or designing antennas for new IoT markets, companies are trying to gain a foothold into new mobile technology...
STMicroelectronics and TomTom Partner for Mapping Functions
TechCrunch Disrupt SF, San Francisco, September 5, 2018 -- STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications,...
TomTom Rolls Out Nav System at IFA
Interesting...TomTom launched a new Portable Navigation Device in 2018?
Press release from IFA:
IFA, Berlin, Germany, 30 August 2018 TomTom (TOM2) today announced the launch of...