U-Blox Sees Record Automotive Project Awards
Automated driving spurs GNSS module growth--and potential revenues of $100 million starting in 2026
Thalwil, Switzerland-based u-blox has announced new project awards with “major automotive customers”...
TomTom Reports 2023 Results, Records $2.7 Billion Auto Backlog
Due to flat automotive demand, TomTom said it would see level sales this year as a backlog of auto orders expires. The company, which reported...
Geely Launches 11 Satellites to Navigate Autonomous Vehicles
LEO constellation to offer positioning and navigation capabilities...
Saying it wants to provide accurate navigation for autonomous vehicles, Geely Holding Group last week launched 11 Geespace low-Earth orbit satellites....
HERE Technologies Announces Partnership Expansion With What3words
HERE Technologies and what3words have announced an expansion of their partnership to allow its Location Services application programming interfaces (APIs) customers to use the United Kingdom-based company’s...
FCC Asks Carmakers, Carriers How Customers Are Tracked
Available geolocation data at the center of domestic violence...
The Federal Communications Commission is asking the largest automakers and wireless carriers how they retain, share, or sell...
John Deere and SpaceX Partner for Autonomy, Other Services
Company has own GNSS augmentation service...
Solidifying its position as one of the top industrial users of satellite technology, John Deere DE -0.88%↓ this week signed a deal with SpaceX to...
Point One Navigation Used in Indy Autonomous Challenge
LAS VEGAS—San Francisco-based Point One Navigation’s Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) corrections technology was used by all autonomous racecars in the Indy Autonomous Challenge (IAC). The race, part of...
Lidar Companies Find Other Markets for Profit
LAS VEGAS—Despite fears of automotive market saturation, there were dozens of companies offering lidar sensors for automotive and other uses at CES. Some companies...
CES Roundup 2024: Maps, Fleets, Auto, Location Devices…
LAS VEGAS—Overture Maps Foundation Executive Director Marc Prioleau said at CES that the organization’s main assumption is that the base layers of a map should be open...
Mapping Companies Launch Slew of Products, Partnerships at CES
HERE Technologies, Mapbox and TomTom court OEMs
LAS VEGAS—Among dozens of mobility and auto companies at this year’s CES trade show, mapping companies took the...