TIER IV, a pioneer in open-source autonomous driving (AD) technology, has successfully partnered with  Axell Corporation, a Japan-based computer hardware company, to conduct a collaborative research project aimed at creating a new application-specific system-on-chip (SoC) and software platform for autonomous vehicles. The project culminated in a demonstration, showcasing the power and performance advantages of the Autoware Accelerators. These hardware accelerators …

Sweden’s tallest building, Karlatornet, is expected to be completed in July, 2023. Karlatornet will be Gothenburg’s first skyscraper with its 246 meters. It has 74 floors and covers an area of 143,000 square meters, this inspirational new tower will mark a shift from traditional development patterns in the country.1
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Q-CTRL, a quantum technologies company, has partnered with Australia’s Department of Defence to develop quantum sensors that will deliver quantum-assured navigation capability for military platforms.

The company’s partnership is a multi-year effort to field-deploy and validate miniaturized systems on defense platforms. It represents one of the first international partnerships between government and the private sector to apply …

Xona Space Systems Inc., a company building the next generation of satellite navigation, has partnered with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the U.S. Space Force to work toward a secure Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) architecture leveraging Xona’s PULSAR™ service. This $1.2M Direct to Phase II SBIR (D2P2) contract was awarded through …

ANELLO Photonics, The Creator of the SiPhOG™, has announced the availability of the ANELLO GNSS INS – The World’s Smallest Optical Gyro Inertial Navigation System – for robust and reliable long-term GPS-Denied Navigation and Localization.

Powered by ANELLO’s unique optical gyroscope technology and ANELLO’s AI-based sensor fusion engine, the ANELLO GNSS INS delivers robust, high-accuracy positioning and orientation …

ProStar Holdings, a world leader in Precision Mapping Solutions®, has announced a technology integration with Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon. The integration combines ProStar’s utility mapping software, PointMan®, and Leica Geosystems precision GPS/GNSS receivers for GIS asset data collection. The technology integration provides a precise and comprehensive data collection solution to capture, record, and display …

NextNav has announced that it has successfully tested its positioning and timing solution that combines the company’s assured PNT (position, navigation and timing) TerraPoiNT system with existing LTE and 5G network signals. The test, which took place in and around San Jose, California, demonstrates how TerraPoiNT signals can be integrated with existing cellular signals to …

Viasat announced the opening of a Real-Time Earth (RTE) ground station in Hokkaido, Japan, now enabling RTE customers the ability to downlink Ka-band payload data in the northwestern Pacific at the site hosted by RTE partner Infostellar. This new ground site gives RTE customers unique access to a strategic location that reduces the time it takes …

ICEYE US, a company in persistent monitoring of Earth with radar imaging satellites, has won a contract under a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with NASA announced earlier this year. The contract enables NASA to acquire ICEYE’s synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data for evaluation by scientific and academic communities to determine suitability for advancing NASA’s Earth Science …

GeoCue, a global leader in geospatial solutions for LiDAR mapping hardware & software, announces the release of three new, high-end TrueView 3D Imaging Systems. With unmatched precision and advanced capabilities, the all-new TV625, TV680, and TV680LR are set to redefine the standards of aerial imaging technology.

These three new systems, designed and manufactured in the USA, combine a very lightweight …