Swift Navigation and CHC Navigation Partner
An example of the integration is the CHC CGI-220 PRO, which will have centimeter-level accuracy in conjunction with Skylark. The integrated solutions are now available—with coverage in North America, Europe, Australia, and parts of Asia.
Contact: Swift Navigation, www.swiftnav.com/products/skylark.
Spirent Helps Drive New Automotive Positioning Standard for Vehicle Safety in China
Spirent Communications has announced that its PNT simulation are playing a role in new automotive positioning standards in China. The newly announced GB/T 45086.1-2024 standard sets out the recommended technical and test requirements for on-board vehicle positioning systems such as GNSS, the company said. It is expected to be adopted as part of China’s Accident and Emergency Calling Systems (AECS) framework, the company said.
Contact: Spirent Communications, www.spirent.com.
Infleqtion Gets $11 Million DoD Contract for GPS Alternative
Infleqtion has won an $11 million U.S. Defense Department contract, as part of the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program, for work on a Rack Mounted Optical Clocks project. The Rack Mounted Optical Clocks project, which received a total of $22 million through the APFIT program, leverages quantum technology to deliver accurate, stable, and resilient timekeeping solutions as GPS alternative, the company said.
Tiqker, Infleqtion’s Rack Mounted Optical Clock, will support a range of defense areas, including assured communications, GPS-denied navigation, anti-spoof timing and synchronization for emerging technologies like one-way attack drone protection.
Contact: Matt Stubbs, for Infleqtion, mstubbs@voxuspr.com, www.infleqtion.com.
Pointr Indoor Maps to Power NRF 2025
Pointr has been selected as the official mapping and wayfinding technology partner for NRF 2025 in New York. The company said that 39,000 attendees last year benefitted from Pointr’s maps that allowed indoor navigation at Javits Center.
The 2025 map version will allow attendees to find a booth, navigate to amenties or receive updates on sessions, the company said. The maps are on the NRF 2025 app.
Contact: Marianne Slamich, Pointr, marianne.slamich@pointr.tech.
u-blox Rolls Out GNSS Antenna
Thalwil, Switzerland –based u-blox has launched the ANN-MB2 GNSS antenna. The multiband antenna (L1/L2/L5/E6/B3/L) features an SMA connector and 5-meter cable.
The company says the antenna is intended for mass-market uses. It enables fast time-to-market and has versatile mounting options for diverse installation needs, the company said.
Contact: Sven Etzold, u-blox, 41 76 561 0066, sven.etzold@u-blox.com, www.u-blox.com.
Parkopedia and Škoda Update In-Car Payment Notifications
Parkopedia and Škoda have updated notifications on their in-car payment service to now include prompts to inform drivers when they are approaching locations that support in-car payment transactions. The companies’ collaboration also allows in-car payments for parking and fueling.
This new functionality is launched with fuel-powered Škoda models, including the Fabia, Kamiq, Karoq, Kodiaq, Octavia, Scala and Superb, with notifications for parking locations being added to the all-electric Škoda Elroq at launch, the company said.
Contact: Adam Calland, Parkopedia, 44 (0)7838 219129, adam.calland@parkopedia.com, www.parkopedia.com.
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Progressive Insurance Launches Accident Response, Advertises on Las Vegas Sphere
Progessive Insurance launches Accidence Response telematics. The telematics system is powered by Cambridge Mobile Telematics.
Contact: Lisa Marie Pascuccio, Cambridge Mobile Telematics, lpascuccio@cmtelematics.com, www.cmtelematics.com.
Queclink Rolls Out Asset Tracker for Asset Positioning and Stolen Cargo Recovery
Queclink has launched its GL533CG LTE Cat 1 asset tracker equipped with RF433 and BLE technology. The company says the unit offers asset positioning and stolen cargo recovery capabilities for high-value assets.
The GL533CG features an IP67 waterproof rating, compact form factor and extended battery life, the company said. Its RF433 transmission capabilities allow for tracking, particularly in areas where traditional GPS signals may be weak or obstructed, the company said.
Contact: Queclink, www.queclink.com.
Penguin Location Services Partners with HCI
HCI has partnered with Penguin Location Services for a BLE 5.1-powered location solution that integrates with HCI’s patient engagement platform to provide visibility into patient room activities. These advanced BLE 5.1-enabled locating devices track the movements and interactions of healthcare professionals, allowing both staff and family members to access real-time and historical data about who has been in a patient’s room–from the in-room TV, the company said.
Contact: Penguin Location Services, www.penguinin.com.
1NCE Partners with AWS
1NCE has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable the next phase of growth for 1NCE’s software platform. 1NCE now operates the largest worldwide IoT core in the cloud, with more than 23,000 customers from 52 countries collecting data from 30 million managed endpoints across 173 countries, the company said. 1NCE recently opened the platform for external software providers to build plugins, and is training innovative vendors to develop and distribute new software tools that meet the needs of IoT users, the company said.
Contact: Brad Chase, 1NCE, brad.chase@1nce.com.
The Fleet Management Systems in Europe Will Reach 27.6 million by 2028
The number of active fleet management systems deployed in commercial vehicle fleets in Europe was 16.3 million at the end of 2023, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1 percent, this number is expected to reach 27.6 million by 2028, the company said. Berg Insight ranks Targa Telematics as the largest player in terms of active installed base with around 801,000 units at year-end 2023.
Contact: Johan Fagerberg, Berg Insight, johan.fagerberg@berginsight.com.
People
- Tive founder and CEO, Krenar Komoni, has been awarded a 2024 Barry M. Portnoy Immigrant Entrepreneur Award.
- Comtech Telecommunications has named Daniel Gizinski as president of its Satellite & Space Communications segment.
- Ingo Stürmer has been named CTO and head of technology at Volvo Autonomous Solutions.
- Chakravarthy Madiraju has started a new position as vice president and head of Snapdragon Cockpit & Ride Elite Platform SW at Qualcomm QCOM -0.19%↓.
- DATAMARK Technologies has announced that Chris Grollnek has joined the organization as vice president of public safety indoor mapping.
- Mark Neff has joined MOTER Technologies as director, business development.
- IntelliTrans has named Mayank Sharma as chief product officer.
- Henning Winter has been named senior director sales, EMEA and APAC, Trimble Advanced Positioning at Trimble TRMB 0.35%↑.
- Henry Hwang is starting a new position as manager, manufacturing process and execution, system engineering at Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division.
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