Location Product News
Send your news releases to kdennehy@driverlessreport.com. Go to www.locationbusinessnews.com for more news and an archive of stories.
TomTom, Transit Technologies partner to improve fleet routing
TomTom and Transit Technologies announced a partnership to integrate TomTom Orbis Maps and Live Traffic into fleet and logistics solutions. The collaboration will bring real-time routing intelligence to transit, paratransit, and non-emergent medical transportation networks across the United States and Central America.
By incorporating high-precision map data and live traffic awareness, the updated platform aims to help agencies make informed routing decisions and avoid unexpected delays, the company said. The technology is designed to assist transportation providers in dynamically adjusting to real-world road conditions and keeping communities connected, the company said.
Contact: TomTom, www.tomtom.com.
Swiss Chipmaker Introduces Ultra-Low-Power Tracking Platform for Wearables and IoT Devices
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has launched its new F11 semiconductor platform, delivering high-performance satellite tracking capabilities with drastically reduced power consumption. Headlined by the UBX-F11270-KB and UBX-F11170-CC GNSS chips, and the EVK-F112 evaluation kit, the platform is designed specifically to extend the battery life of small, energy-constrained devices like consumer wearables, asset trackers, and industrial IoT nodes, the company said.
By optimizing signal processing architecture, the chip minimizes battery drain during continuous location tracking without sacrificing positioning accuracy or speed, the company said.
Contact: Sven Etzold, u-blox, 41 76 561 0066, sven.etzold@u-blox.com.
HERE Technologies Partners with Cariqa to Link Electric Vehicle Navigation and Charging Payments
HERE Technologies has announced a partnership with Berlin-based electric vehicle payment infrastructure provider Cariqa. The software integration links Cariqa’s direct payment services with HERE WeGo, a free mobile navigation app and journey planner. The collaboration is designed to bridge a long-standing gap in public EV charging by allowing motorists to locate charging stations, view upfront pricing and handle transactions within a single, continuous user flow, the company said. During the initial European rollout, HERE WeGo users can discover participating charging stations and view real-time pricing set directly by the charge point operators without reseller markups, the company said.
Contact: Sebastian Kurme, HERE Technologies, 49 173 515 3549, sebastian.kurme@here.com.
Garmin Unveils Axis Integrated Flight Displays for General Aviation Cockpits
Garmin International GRMN 0.45%↑ has introduced its next-generation Axis flight display system, offering deeper hardware integration and enhanced situational awareness for pilots. The newly developed avionics platform consolidates primary flight information, navigation mapping, and engine data into a single ultra-high-definition touchscreen interface.
By eliminating multiple standalone cockpit instruments, the lightweight system reduces pilot workload while significantly lowering installation weight and wiring complexity for aircraft manufacturers. Aviation operators can customize the scalable flight decks to match a wide variety of airframes, with initial commercial deliveries scheduled to begin later this year, the company said.
Contact: Mikayla Rudolph, Garmin, (913) 397-8200, media.relations@garmin.com, www.garmin.com.
Jericho Receivers Launches Software-Defined Atomic Clock to Maintain Timing Networks During GPS Outages
Jericho Receivers LLC has launched its new Software-Defined Atomic Clock to protect network infrastructure from satellite signal disruptions. The newly commercialized system combines multiple independent time references—including terrestrial television broadcast signals—to deliver atomic-grade synchronization when satellite systems are jammed or unavailable, the company said. The Jericho SDAC combines GNSS for primary timing; and ATSC 3.0 terrestrial broadcasts, including the Broadcast Positioning System (BPS), as a GPS-independent complement.
Contact: Dean Goodman, All 6G, (813) 226-8844, rmichaels@ceaworldwide.com,
www.all6g.com.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Partners with Geotab to Expand Commercial Auto Insurance Platform
Cambridge Mobile Telematics has announced that its DriveWell Fleet platform is now available in the Geotab Marketplace, allowing fleets with Geotab devices to seamlessly access its insurance telematics solutions. The partnership enables fleet customers to utilize existing hardware to opt into telematics-based insurance programs that reward safe driving and lower overall insurance costs, the company said. By integrating with Geotab’s global user base, insurers gain access to high-frequency driving data for more accurate, behavior-based risk assessment and pricing.
Contact: Carole Hutchinson, for Cambridge Mobile Telematics, (617) 372-3929, carole@connexacommunications.com.
Create a FREE ManyMe Account.
Latin American Fleet Management Market Projected to Double to 20.6 Million Active Units by 2030
The total number of active fleet management tracking systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets across Latin America is projected to double over the next four years, reaching 20.6 million operational units by 2030. According to a new industry report published by analyst firm Berg Insight, the market is expanding at an annual growth rate of 15.2 percent from an installed base of 10.2 million units at the end of 2025. The regional landscape remains highly fragmented, with the top five solution providers—led by platform developers Gurtam and Geotab—accounting for just over one-fifth of the active market. The remaining top-5 solution providers in Latin America are MICHELIN Connected Fleet, Ituran and Powerfleet, the report said.
Contact: Johan Fagerberg, Berg Insight, 46 31 711 30 91, johan.fagerberg@berginsight.com, www.berginsight.com
Quantum X Labs Develops High-Sensitivity Quantum Atomic Clock
Quantum X Labs announced Tuesday the successful demonstration of a high-sensitivity atomic clock based on its Ramsey Coherent Population Trapping platform. The system achieved a short-term fractional frequency stability of 1 × 10⁻13 at one second, proving its potential for compact, high-performance timing systems and future chip-scale atomic clock technologies. These timing systems are in growing demand for defense, aerospace, and telecommunications applications that must operate in GPS-denied or contested environments, the company said.
Contact: Michal Efraty, Quantum X Labs, michal@efraty.com.
People
- Karl-Thomas Neumann has been named board member of u-blox.
- BeWhere Holdings has appointed telematics entrepreneur Frank Pellitta to its board of directors. Pellitta founded Assured Telematics, later acquired by Transflo.
- Innoviz Technologies INVZ -3.04%↓ has appointed Yoav Har-Even to its board of directors.
- Hexagon AB has announced that CTO Burkhard Boeckem celebrated 25 years with the company. Boeckem joined Hexagon from Leica Geosystems in 2001.
- Thomas Dannemann has joined Visteon VC 2.11%↑ vice president, digital cockpit electronics.
- Tony Moussa has been promoted to director, product marketing and ecosystem at AMD.
- Bryan Leedham has joined u-blox as a senior product owner on the Positioning Services team.
Jobs
Director Applied Science ADAS. TomTom.
Graphics Engineer. MapLibre.
Operations Manager. Trimble.
Senior Hardware Design Engineer. U-blox.
Product Manager GNSS Automotive. U-blox.
Business Development Manager Defense EMEA. U-blox.
Business Development, Defense. U-blox.
North America Feature & Infotainment Planner. Stellantis.
Marketing Operations Manager. Woolpert.
Marketing Specialist. Woolpert.
Sr HR Operations Generalist (French Speaking). HERE Technologies.
Lead GIS Data Engineer. HERE Technologies.
Click HERE to Join our growing Location Business News LinkedIn Group!
