Tag: mapping
Rival Mapping Companies Make Big Announcements
Coming off a week where it overhauled its entire mapping platform, Dutch mapmaker TomTom announced it was awarded a global contract to provide its maps,...
TomTom Successfully Defends Proposed Class Action, Reports 2nd Quarter Loss
TomTom has knocked down a proposed class action that alleged the company deceptively offered lifetime map updates on GPS navigation devices. A federal court...
Food Delivery Giant Grab Launches Mapping Service
Company hopes to "grab" part of a $1 billion market...
Hoping to gain part of an estimated $1 billion Southeast Asia mapping and location-based services...
ServiceNow Re-Platforms Mapwize Indoor Mapping Technology
To serve industries that are challenged by a shift to permanent hybrid work, ServiceNow has announced that it has re-platformed Mapwize indoor mapping technology into the Now Platform.
As part...
Mapping Platform NextBillion.ai Raises $21 Million
Location and geospatial company NextBillion.ai has raised $21 million in a Series B funding round led by global investment firm Mirae Asset Capital. Other investors include Lightspeed Venture...
Mapbox Delivers Navigation Enhancements in Toyota and Lexus Vehicles
Maps can be updated immediately
Many vehicles roll off production lines with maps that often need updating the minute they are on the road—forcing owners...
BMW Selects HERE Technologies for Real-Time Traffic Information
BMW plans to use HERE Technologies as its provider of real-time traffic information for its drivers in more than 70 countries. As part of the multi-year agreement,...
Decentralized Mapmaker Hivemapper Raises $18 Million
Hivemapper, which offers a mapping network with a crypto-integrated dashcam, recently announced an $18 million Series A round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from Craft Ventures, Solana...
U.S. Justice Department Stepping Up Google Maps Probe
Probe originated in late 2020
The U.S. Justice Department is stepping up a Google Maps probe to see if the company is promoting monopolistic practices in its mapping business...
Nvidia Launches Drive Map Platform
Company Says 300,000 Miles of Roads To Be Mapped by 2024
At its GTC conference last week, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang launched Drive Map, a mapping platform tailored for...