Tag: Hexagon
Hexagon Hopes to Grow Autonomy Business with New Robotics Division
Saying it is leveraging its AI, spatial intelligence and measurement capabilities, Hexagon this week launched a dedicated Robotics division to meet a growing demand in autonomous solutions for...
Hexagon Completes Acquisition of Septentrio, Names Dale President of Autonomous Solutions
Hexagon announced this week that it closed the acquisition of Leuven, Belgium-based Septentrio NV for an undisclosed figure. Hexagon, which made the initial announcement...
CMC Electronics and Hexagon Partner on Aviation GNSS Platform
CMC Electronics and Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division have partnered on a GNSS platform for aviation. The companies said they will merge CMC’s certification expertise with a Hexagon-NovAtel...
Hexagon and Hitachi Zosen To Provide Terrastar-X Enterprise Corrections in Japan
Hexagon’s Autonomy and Positioning division and Hitachi Zosen have announced an agreement to launch the TerraStar-X Enterprise correction service in Japan. Among other applications, TerraStar-X Enterprise will provide lane-level...
Drone Delivery Market Expands as Zipline Gets $330 Million Investment
Location technology will continue to be a centerpiece of burgeoning drone delivery markets. Signaling increased investor interest in the market, San Francisco-based Zipline recently received $330...
Hexagon, U-blox Make Leadership Changes
Hexagon AB has announced that its Autonomy & Positioning division will be led by Maria Luthström, who has worked at the company for seven years, most recently as...
Hexagon | NovAtel and Xona Space Systems Sign MoU
Hexagon | NovAtel has signed an MoU with Xona Space Systems to collaborate on PNT development of Xona’s new Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation.
Xona, which recently launched...
Conferences Combine For Geo Week
DENVER—The worldwide pandemic has significantly reduced the size of trade shows—if not cancelled many of them all together. However, Geo Week has found success this year...
Hexagon and Mineral Resources Partner on the First Automated Road-Train Solution
Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning and Mining divisions have announced the development of an automated road-train solution with Australia’s Mineral Resources Limited (MRL), a mining services company.
The Hexagon product, to be...
TUM Wins Indy Autonomous Challenge
Autonomous race cars reach high speeds, but competition highlights challenges of GPS outages in demanding environment
In a celebrated test two years in the making, Technical...