Tag: navigation
Mercedes-Benz and Google Partner for Navigation, Maps and YouTube Integration
What does this deal mean for HERE and other mapping companies?
After our deadline last week, Mercedes-Benz and Google GOOG -0.24%↓ announced a strategic partnership that allows the auto giant to...
Mappedin Raises $8.6 Million in Series A Funding for Indoor Mapping...
Indoor map creator Mappedin announced last week that it has raised $8.6 million in Series A funding. San Diego-based Channel Equity Partners led the round.
The company said the...
HERE Technologies Named Leading Location Platform
Industry analysis firm Counterpoint Research has named HERE Technologies as the leading location platform in automotive, logistics and enterprise verticals. The 2022 Counterpoint Research Location Platform analyzed more than 30...
GrabMaps to Power Location-based Services for AWS
Amazon Location Service targets industry in growing Southeast Asia market
Southeast Asia’s GrabMaps, a subsidiary of regional app powerhouse Grab GRAB 1.97%↑, will power location-based services for Amazon Location Service in...
London Is a Tough Drive, Says TomTom Traffic Index
TomTom has released its 12th annual TomTom Traffic Index this week that revealed London’s city center was the slowest to drive through in 2022, with an average...
Google Maps Adds Slew of New Features
Immersive view starts working this week in five cities...
Google Maps added several new features this week, including the launch of immersive view in London, Los...
SDA Planning To Procure 72 Satellites for LEO Constellation
216-satellite LEO constellation will have a navigation payload
A U.S. Space Force agency is planning to procure 72 satellites for a low Earth orbit military constellation that...
Google Integrates Waze Employees with Geo Organization
Google GOOG -0.57%↓ last week said it plans to merge its Geo staff with that of the company’s 500-employee Waze navigation app group, according to The Wall Street Journal. Google, which acquired Waze...
Google Maps Rolls Out Three New Features
Facing competition from Instagram (see our “Other Location News” briefs below) and other companies with detailed search capability, Google Maps GOOG 1.91%↑ launched three new features this week: detailed cycling...
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...
