Tag: autonomous vehicles
Mike Sheldrick: Journalist and Telematics Industry Veteran
Industry veteran Michael Sheldrick passed away last week. Sheldrick, 82, who worked not only as a journalist for Business Week, Fleet Management Weekly and other publications, was a...
Weekly Connected and Autonomous Vehicle News
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles:
🚩 Biden Administration Investigating Chinese-Made 'Smart Cars' for National Security Risks. “The U.S. Commerce Department will investigate the risks associated with connected cars that incorporate...
Mobile World Congress 2024: Location Technology Enabler for 5G, IoT and...
While artificial intelligence dominated the sessions at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, location technology remained a solid choice for telecom companies to track people,...
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...
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...
California Shuts Down Cruise Deployment and Testing Permits, Waymo Partners With...
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...
MWC Las Vegas Focuses on 5G, Connectivity. Not So Much Location…
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 Expands TerraStar-X GNSS Correction Service to South Korea
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...
Mapbox Raises $280 Million From Softbank, Broadens Auto Footprint
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...
Turbulent Approval for Autonomous Vehicles in San Francisco
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...
