Driverless Report

HERE Integrates HD Live Map in BMW’s 7 Series’ Personal Pilot, Partners With Techjockey.com HERE Technologies has announced that its HERE HD Live Map, based on UniMap, is...

Autonomous vehicle companies have been getting hammered by the regulatory agencies lately, but May Mobility this week announced a $105 million Series D round.  The round, led...

Gets top job at largest mapping company… After a lengthy search, HERE Technologies has appointed industry veteran Mike Nefkens as CEO.  Nefknes, who most recently was with Boston Consulting Group,...

Porsche said this week that it plans to offer Google GOOG 1.22%↑services for navigation, speech and add an app ecosystem for its future car models.  The premium automaker...

Saying the company withheld video footage of a recent traffic incident, the California Department of Motor Vehicles this week suspended GM GM 3.41%↑ Cruise’s deployment and testing permits.  The suspension comes only...

BERLIN—The Intergeo 2023 conference here featured a number of geospatial product rollouts and even a few deals.  Topcon Positioning Systems and SOCOTEC have announced an agreement for Topcon to provide...

LAS VEGAS—While this year’s MWC Las Vegas 2023 trade show here focused on the carrier’s 5G efforts, connectivity solutions and AI, location industry participation was only visible...

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) have agreed to bring the TerraStar-X Enterprise Correction Service to South Korea.  The GNSS correction service provides convergence and lane-level...

Company says funding will fuel investments into AI location services and broaden its footprint in the automotive industry. Mapbox has announced the completion of a $280 million Series...

CPUC passed AV expansion in city, despite traffic jams, blocked emergency vehicles After much controversy, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week granted GM GM -1.47%↓ Cruise and Waymo permission to use roads...