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Porsche Offers Apple Maps EV Routing
U.S.-based Porsche Taycan owners can now use Apple Maps EV Routing to navigate and route-plan within Apple CarPlay. Drivers no longer have to exit the CarPlay ecosystem to plot...
Hexagon and Hitachi Zosen To Provide Terrastar-X Enterprise Corrections in Japan
Hexagon’s Autonomy and Positioning division and Hitachi Zosen have announced an agreement to launch the TerraStar-X Enterprise correction service in Japan. Among other applications, TerraStar-X Enterprise will provide lane-level...
Toyota Japan Exposed Millions of Drivers’ Data, Including Location, for 10...
More than 2 million customers had location data exposed...
Toyota Japan has admitted to exposing millions of drivers’ vehicle information, including location, on the internet for...
TomTom Powers 10 Million Vehicles With ADAS Maps
TomTom has announced that more than 10 million automated vehicles sold by carmakers in North America and Europe are powered by its advanced driver...
Luminar Accused of Passing off Chip Design as Its Own Technology
Lidar company Luminar LAZR -6.90%↓ has been accused of passing off a future chip design as its own technology at a recent investor conference, according to Forbes. Israeli startup LidWave sent a...
Industry Layoffs Continue as Waymo Cuts Staff
Other location industry companies follow with cuts
Autonomous vehicle developer Waymo laid off employees earlier this week in a move that came after large cuts at parent company Alphabet and Google GOOG 1.59%↑ . ...
TRB Remains Government Show With Occasional Heated Panel
WASHINGTON—The annual Transportation Research Board meeting here showcases government and academic programs, with student poster board sessions and updates on worldwide testing. However, in a session...
Point One Navigation Grabs $10 Million Series A Funding
San Francisco-based Point One Navigation announced this week that it has closed a $10 million Series A round of funding. The funding, led by...
TUM Wins Indy Autonomous Challenge
Autonomous race cars reach high speeds, but competition highlights challenges of GPS outages in demanding environment
In a celebrated test two years in the making, Technical...
Worldwide Semiconductor Chip Shortage Forces TomTom To Cut 2021 Outlook
Reuters: TomTom Posted Quarterly Net Loss For The Last Two Years
Citing the worldwide shortage of semiconductor chips that have curbed automotive markets, TomTom said the...
Halo Using T-Mobile 5G Network for Las Vegas Self-Driving Service
5G Rapidly Becoming Mainstream for Location, Autonomous Vehicle Services
Halo has launched a commercial driverless car service using the T-Mobile 5G network in Las Vegas. The company,...
Septentrio and Point One Demonstrate Autonomous Vehicle Technology
LAS VEGAS—Septentrio and Point One Navigation decided to get away from the crowded halls of CES to demonstrate new autonomous vehicle technology...
Taoglas Buys ThinkWireless, Shows off Scooters
LAS VEGAS—Ireland-based Taoglas recently purchased rival combination antenna company ThinkWireless to strengthen its position in commercial vehicle markets.
LiDAR Companies Offering Smaller, More Capable Systems at CES
LAS VEGAS—An increasing number of LiDAR (light imaging detection and ranging) companies at CES this year touted higher resolution, smaller size and...
Company Aims to Reduce Auto Crash Injuries, Cost
A new
company is adapting advanced Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) technology to prepare a vehicle and its...
Looking Back on 2018…
As 2018 comes to a close, the editors of Driverless Report asked industry veterans to give their thoughts on the year’s technology...
Indoor Location Mergers and Acquisitions Increasing
Location industry mergers and acquisitions have been increasing over the past few years. In fact, at least one industry analyst believes that more...
GM President Moves to Cruise
Full story at Reuters
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) President Dan Ammann will take over as chief...
Self-driving cars may hit U.S. roads in pilot program: NHTSA
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Fully self-driving cars may be on the fast lane to U.S. roads under a pilot program the Trump administration...
Was MWCA Good for Location Companies?
LOS ANGELES—While the recent Mobile World Congress Americas here had at least two dozen location industry companies exhibiting, few product announcements and partnerships were...