Articles in the LBS News Category

Dec 2015 | No Comment

TomTom has signed a global, multi-year agreement to provide maps and traffic data for the Uber driver app. It will be implemented in more than 300 cities around the world. http://fortune.com

Nov 2015 | No Comment

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are encouraged to implement the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to enhance the efficiency…

Oct 2015 | No Comment

Handheld Group, a leading manufacturer of rugged mobile computers, and SOTI, the world’s leading provider of Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) have…

Sep 2015 | No Comment

Hexagon Geospatial has announced Smart M.Apps, which can be best described as light-weight applications, designed to combine data, workfl ows, and analytics.

Aug 2015 | No Comment

After months of negotiation, Nokia sells the HERE Maps division to the German consortium, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen for $2.71 billion (£1.73 billion).

Jul 2015 | No Comment

Chinese search engine titan Baidu and two private equity firms have invested $11.5 million in a public transport advertising network and free Wi-Fi service on buses and metro systems across China. The funds will go toward an affiliate of VisionChina…

Jun 2015 | No Comment

German automaker Daimler AG is increasing its ties with China’s web service provider Baidu Inc to enhance its in-car software technology, for its luxury brands…

May 2015 | No Comment

The global market for third party Internet of Things (IoT) platforms will show solid growth in the next few years, according to Berg Insight.

Mar 2015 | No Comment

Porsche is offering navigation for its classic cars, with a system designed to maintain the classic aesthetic of its old dashboards. Porsche has decided that owners of its classic cars deserve some of this high-tech help, and has designed a sat-nav system to fit into the dash of cars dating back to the 1960’s…

Jan 2015 | No Comment

Facebook is getting even more up close and personal. The main policy change that seems to have grabbed the most intrigue is that It will be using GPS, Bluetooth…