Nexar Releases its ‘Driver Behavioral Map Data’ That Can Help Autonomous Vehicles Operate More Like Human Drivers

Computer vision company Nexar, which developed a dash cam application that seeks to rid the world of car crashes, has released its Driver Behavioral Mapping data that can be used to create maps to train autonomous vehicles to operate more like human drivers. This crowdsourced map data, which is collected anonymously by Nexar’s AI-powered dash cams, provide additional insights on how human drivers behave on different road segments and in various weather and road conditions.

Eric Walz2022-10-06 12:00 PT

Mapping Company eMapgo Will Help Power Ford’s BlueCruise Autonomous Driving Feature on Vehicles Sold in China

​China-based spatial-temporal intelligence big data services company Luokung Technology Corp a provider of interactive location-based services (LBS) and high-definition maps (HD Maps) in China, announced that its affiliate eMapgo will provide mapping services for two new Ford vehicle models for the China market, the Ford EVOS and Mach-E electric SUV.

FutureCar Staff 2022-04-02 13:00 PT

Toyota Acquires HD Mapping & Data Company CARMERA in its Push to Be a Leader in Autonomous Driving Tech

​Toyota Motor Co subsidiary Woven Planet Holdings, Inc. announced it acquired New York-based spatial AI mapping company CARMERA, Inc. The Woven Planet teams will tap into CARMERA’s core technology that can update HD maps used by autonomous vehicles with crowdsourced data collected from vehicle dash cams.

FutureCar Staff 2021-08-21 10:30 PT

NVIDIA to Acquire DeepMap, a Silicon Valley Startup Building HD Maps for Self-Driving Vehicles

​Technology giant NVIDIA Corp. has agreed to acquire autonomous vehicle mapping startup DeepMap, a company that’s using crowdsourced data to build high-definition maps for autonomous vehicles. The acquisition is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2021.

FutureCar Staff 2021-07-18 16:00 PT

Silicon Valley Company DeepMap Announces ‘RoadMemory’ a Scalable Mapping Service for Autonomous Vehicles

Mapping startup DeepMap Inc announced its new crowd-sourced mapping service for autonomous vehicles today called “RoadMemory”. It's designed to expand map coverage for autonomous vehicles more quickly and efficiently. RoadMemory will automatically build updated HD maps using crowdsourced data collected from vehicle sensors, such as cameras, radar and lidar.

Eric Walz2021-07-10 14:30 PT

WaveSense Announces a $15 Million Funding Round to Accelerate Autonomous Driving Using Ground Penetrating Radar

Massachusetts startup WaveSense announced today a $15 million investment round from Rhapsody Venture Partners and Impossible Ventures for its novel ground penetrating radar technology which can be used to help a self-driving vehicle more accurately determine its position and navigate when combined with other map data. The subsurface mapping technology used by WaveSense was originally developed at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory for military applications.

Eric Walz2021-05-06 10:30 PT

Qualcomm & Alps Alpine Announce ‘ViewPose’ a Advanced Camera-based Vehicle Positioning Technology

This week, Japanese electronics company Alps Alpine Co Ltd. and Chipmaker Qualcomm announced a new more accurate positioning technology called “ViewPose” that helps address the drawbacks of conventional GPS, especially in urban areas with spotty signals. Alps Alpine developed a new camera-based sensing and positioning system that supports “absolute lane-level vehicle positioning” in virtually all environments and its supported by Qualcomm’s technology.

Eric Walz2021-03-05 12:05 PT

HERE Technologies Creates Detailed 3D Models of 75 City Centers to Help Drivers Better Navigate

Mapping company HERE Technologies announced that it created highly detailed 3D models of 75 major cities centers around the world to help drivers find their way around. The models are called “HERE Premier 3D Cities” and are used to visualize cities in 3D. The 3D city models can be accessed via a vehicle's navigation system, giving drivers a real world view of their surroundings while traveling in dense urban areas.

Eric Walz2021-02-19 12:10 PT

BMW to Equip Vehicles With Tactical Sensing Software in 2021 With a New Partnership

German automaker BMW has signed a commercial agreement with Israel-based tactile data and sensing company Tactile Mobility. As part of the partnership, BMW will equip its vehicles with software technology from Tactical Mobility beginning in 2021. The collaboration is one of the first commercial integrations of tactile sensing technology and data by a major automaker.

Eric Walz2020-10-22 18:45 PT

Mapping Company HERE Technologies Adds AccuWeather to its Maps, EV Drivers Can Now Better Estimate Range Based on Weather Data

Netherlands-based HERE Technologies, a leading location data and mapping company, today announced that AccuWeather has joined its HERE Marketplace and will offer its weather-related information on HERE's open mapping platform.

FutureCar Staff 2020-10-21 18:00 PT

TomTom Launches ‘RoadCheck’, Which Allows Automaker’s to Decide Which Roads are Safer for Automated Driving

​Navigation and mapping company TomTom has released an innovative new product for automakers called RoadCheck. The program allows automakers to decide where their vehicle can operate safely in autonomous mode using TomTom’s comprehensive map data.

FutureCar Staff 2020-10-10 15:30 PT

Lyft is Tapping its Drivers to Collect Data for Improving its Self-Driving Vehicles and Build HD Maps

Ride-hailing company Lyft, is turning to its drivers for assistance in gathering data to improve its self-driving technology. Some drivers on Lyft’s ride-hailing platform are using small, low-cost dash cameras to collect footage of intersections, bicyclists, pedestrians, as well as the behavior of other drivers while a Lyft driver is out and about picking up passengers.

Eric Walz2020-07-30 16:30 PT

Cerence Inc Partners with HERE Technologies to Bring AI-Powered Voice Access to Maps & Navigation

A new partnership between Massachusetts-based Cerence Inc and high-definition mapping company HERE Technologies will give drivers a more seamless connection to their vehicles using speech recognition, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Eric Walz2020-04-01 17:30 PT

Hyundai CRADLE Investing in AI-based Fleet Software Company Netradyne

Hyundai Cradle, the venture arm and advanced mobility business of automaker Hyundai, is investing in Netradyne, a technology company founded in 2015 that specializing in fleet safety management software. Hyundai and Netradyne will collaborate to utilize the road and driving behavior data collected by Netradyne to support HD mapping and map updates for Hyundai’s future autonomous vehicles and advanced driver assist systems (ADAS).

FutureCar Staff 2019-11-10 13:00 PT

HERE Technologies Making it Easier for Drivers to Navigate with New Partnership

A new partnership was announced today between industry leading mapping and location platform service provider HERE Technologies and Total Traffic & Weather Network (TTWN), the largest provider of traffic, weather, news and sports reports. The partnership will offer drivers another way to help avoid traffic, by incorporating precise real-time traffic information from TTWN in location services provided by HERE.

FutureCar Staff 2019-07-10 15:30 PT

HERE Technologies Develops New Map Data That Includes Cell Signal Strength for Connected Cars

Mapping company HERE Technologies​ has partnered with Continual, a leading provider of connected car and subscriber analytics to developed a new map data set called HERE Cellular Signals, which includes the strength of cellular networks around the world. To create HERE Cellular Signals, HERE fused its global radio (cellular) map with its leading GPS map of the road network.

FutureCar Staff 2019-03-29 14:27 PT

Mapping Company HERE Technologies to Supply Audi Vehicles with Live Traffic Data

High definition mapping company HERE Technologies was selected by automaker Audi as its traffic data provider for all new models sold across North America and Europe, beginning in the first half of 2019.

FutureCar Staff 2019-02-22 11:28 PT

DeepMap Signs Deal to Provide HD Mapping Technology to Ridecell & Einride

​Silicon Valley startup DeepMap, a provider of high-definition (HD) mapping and localization technology for autonomous vehicles, has announced licensing deals with San Francisco-based mobility platform provider Ridecell and Sweden-based Einride. As part of the deal, Ridecell and Einride will integrate DeepMap’s HD mapping software in their autonomous fleets.

Xiaoli Tian2019-01-16 12:22 PT

NavInfo Signs Agreement to Supply Daimler With Digital Maps in China

Chinese digital mapping company NavInfo signed a seven-year agreement with German automaker Daimler to become its exclusive digital mapping supplier in China over the next seven years. Daimler will use NavInfo’s mapping technology to to develop autonomous driving systems on future models.

Eric Walz2018-10-07 12:43 PT

Bosch Invests in Autonomous Driving Map Startup DeepMap

Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC), the venture capital arm of global automotive parts supplier Bosch Group, has completed an investment in mapping startup DeepMap Inc, a start-up based in Palo Alto, California that is building high definition maps specifically for self-driving vehicles.

Eric Walz2018-09-20 14:24 PT