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Nokia HERE deal closes as German automakers grab robo-car tech
Nokia's deal to sell digital mapping and location services specialist HERE to a trio of German automakers has closed ahead of schedule. The agreement, announced back in August, was initially expected...
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Driving Change: Big Auto’s $2.7 billion bet on HERE
HERE's plans for the self-driving future can finally emerge from their autopilot holding-pattern, with the company and its new automaker owners holding a quiet but enthusiastic coming out party in San...
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Apple’s VR team is real, here’s who they are
Apple's latest acquisition once again tips their involvement in the virtual reality industry. Apple has been tipped - and essentially confirmed - to have acquired FlyBy Media, a group that has their...
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Google Maps “explore around you” launches in five more locations
In the US and the UK, Google Maps users have been able to use the "explore around you" feature to find good places to eat or get a drink in the area where they are. Google has now announced that the...
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Google Skybox lives! Now known as Terra Bella
Remember Skybox, formerly and formally Skybox Imaging? Unless you've been keeping an eye on the satellite imaging biz the past years, you might have forgotten a bit about the company that Google...
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Pokevision makes Pokemon Go hunting a snap
If you are really into Pokemon Go you may care more about catching them all than you do about all the walking. The idea behind the Pokemon Go game is that you get out, walk, and interact with...
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Google Map Maker is shutting down next year
Google is no stranger to controversial products. The Google Glass was criticized for being a privacy nightmare made real and Google’s self-driving cars still continue to be a topic for lawmakers and...
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HERE and Mobileye team on self-healing maps for self-driving cars
Mapping company HERE and car camera company Mobileye are teaming up on self-healing maps for autonomous vehicles, potentially turning traffic into roving cartographers. The deal will see HERE, which is...
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Uber expands mapping cars to improve its road data
Uber has been working on increasing its mapping data, something that’ll ultimately improve its service for riders. Part of that effort has involved deploying its own mapping cars — that is, vehicles...
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Apple Maps street imagery vans expand to more US areas
For a few years now we’ve heard about Apple deploying vans outfitted with camera equipment around the country to collect street-level imagery. While we’ll have to continue to wait to see if this data...
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Apple is hiring a ton of map experts amidst autonomous tease
Apple‘s CEO Tim Cook recently teased some large project Apple has underway, one that in some way involves autonomous technology, and that makes the company’s recent spat of job openings particularly...
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LA fire forces police warning: Don’t trust map apps
As Los Angeles continues to burn, the LA Police Department has been forced to warn drivers not to trust their navigation apps, which may mistake roads where fires are raging for conveniently open...
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OneMap Alliance targets single HD map for driverless cars by 2020
A new collaboration between digital map-makers, the OneMap Alliance, has set itself the challenge of developing a global HD map for autonomous cars by 2020. The project – which is also inviting other...
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Apple Maps navigation and search is down [Update: it’s back]
Apple Maps is down in several core ways, with search, routing, and navigation all offline this morning. Apple confirmed that there was an ongoing issue with the mapping service this morning, and says...
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HERE adds two big investors on road to Reality Index mapping
Mapping specialist HERE has found itself two new investors, with current investors including Audi, BMW, and Mercedes shuffling to accommodate Mitsubishi and NTT. Formerly known as Navteq, HERE was...
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Huawei to replace Google Maps with TomTom
Although matters have been quieter on that front, Huawei remains barred from accessing many US products critical to its smartphone business. It hasn’t stopped trying to look for key apps and services...
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HERE shows just what’s possible when AV tech turns to futuristic mapping
Figuring that it doesn’t matter whether cars are autonomous or human-piloted if the brain in charge doesn’t know where they’re meant to be going, HERE is rolling out a trio of new mapping tech products...
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Unity and HERE team up to turbocharge cars’ digital dashboards
Navigation specialist HERE and game engine developer Unity have teamed up on a platform for next-gen infotainment systems, promising to streamline the creation of high-tech 3D interfaces for new cars....
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Epic Google Earth update adds nearly 4 decades of global timelapse video
Google Earth is adding a mesmerizing timelapse feature, showing the changes of our planet over time in what Google says is its biggest update since 2017. Timelapse in Google Earth pulls together a...
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