On Nov. 11, the last Galileo satellite of first-generation series was shipped from ESA’s ESTEC Test Centre, Europe’s largest satellite testing facility. Galileo is Europe’s largest satellite constellation and one of the most accurate satnav systems in the world. Galileo’s development began two decades ago with two test GIOVE satellites, followed by a series of other operational launches to add... read more
The success of higher levels of vehicular autonomy will depend on two types of roadway corridor digital twins: pre-mapped and augmented on the fly. read more
To reduce its emissions, DPD Deutschland — a franchise of DPDgroup, one of the largest international parcel carriers in Europe — has asked Trimble Maps to help optimize its operations. read more
This fall, Orolia’s Ultima-DT was certified as an emergency locator transmitter with distress tracking (ELT-DT) by Cospas-Sarsat, an international humanitarian search-and-rescue system. read more
AutonomouStuff, part of Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division, has developed a software stack for autonomous vehicles based on the Apollo open-source software stack. read more
ASENSING, a Chinese positioning solutions company for autonomous vehicles, is ready to provide its navigation systems globally. The company already has more than 500,000 autonomous vehicles integrated with its navigation systems and is discussing global product expansion with major Western brands. ASENSING is the first in series production of an automotive solution that combines IMU and GNSS, enabling it to... read more
On Dec. 20, u-blox banned the use of its GNSS modules in military UAVs in the war between Russia and Ukraine. The company had become aware that its GNSS modules were being used in certain Russian reconnaissance UAVs and stated that this use was against company policy. U-blox obtained media reports that Russia had stocked up on components in anticipation... read more
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