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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...
Jaguar Land Rover, What3words and HERE Deliver Navigation Solution
Jaguar Land Rover, through HERE Technologies navigation software, plans to deliver what3words capability over the air to customers with vehicles already on the road. What3words, which has divided...
Geely Launches Nine Navigation Satellites
240-satellite constellation planned
A Long March 2C launched nine Geespace satellites into low Earth orbit that will support navigation and autonomous driving for automaker Geely. The satellites, part of a...
Apple Maps Announces New Maps Features
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference this week, where the company announced its iOS 16 mobile operating system, several new features were added to its Maps app, including multistep routing and transit...
Google Maps Rolls Out Immersive View
Immersive View allows users to see a venue, with weather information, before they go...
Saying advances in 3D mapping have made it evolve, Google Maps has launched...
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,...
Autonomous Industry Execs Talk 2022
New sensor technologies, a shift from robotaxis to trucking, increased Lidar market penetration and industry consolidation will be among the most important trends in...
Esri Launches Indoor Positioning System
According to a company blog, Esri has announced its ArcGIS IPS, a new indoor positioning system that adds the blue dot to indoor maps. The company says the...