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1976: The first military GPS five-channel receiver built in one of several programs that studied the feasibility of GPS. The receiver weighed more than 270 pounds and had seats for two operators. (Photo: Rockwell Collins/Smithsonian)

Our insatiable appetite for GPS

September 3, 2020

Like the internet before it, GPS started as a niche technology and became a universally recognized one, though […]


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Uber and Hyundai release full-scale air taxi model at CES

January 7, 2020

Hyundai is the first Uber Elevate partner with manufacturing capabilities to mass produce Uber Air Taxis Uber and […]


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The role of GNSS in driverless cars

August 1, 2018

Authenticated localization in driverless cars Growing awareness of the vulnerabilities of GNSS signals — weak, unencrypted and easily […]


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Uber and Decarta: Automated Taxi Tomorrow?

March 25, 2015

The force of mapping was punctuated this month when Uber, the juggernaut taxi service, acquired long-time mapping and […]


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