Augmented reality is a very buzzy space, but the fundamental technologies underpinning it are pushing boundaries across a lot of other verticals. Tech like machine learning, object recognition and visual mapping tech are the pillars of plenty of new ventures, enabling there to be companies that thrive in the overlap. Phiar (pronounced fire) is building […]
View More Phiar raises $3 million for an AR navigation app for driversCategory: mapping
DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuation
As car and tech companies continue to make inroads on vehicles and services to build autonomous driving systems, a startup that is creating high-definition maps to help these vehicles move around has quietly picked up a significant round of funding. DeepMap — a Palo Alto startup co-founded by James Wu and Mark Wheeler, who previously […]
View More DeepMap, a maker of HD maps for self-driving, raised at least $60M at a $450M valuationGoogle Maps has become a big bloated mess of features nobody wants
Did you hear? Google Maps has a new feature for its Android app that lets you follow places like businesses or restaurants and get news and updates from them like you would on Instagram or Twitter.
That’s fine if you’re into the new feature, but does…
The new Google Maps with personalized recommendations is now live
At its I/O developer conference last month, Google previewed a major update to Google Maps that promised to bring personalized restaurant recommendations and more to the company’s mapping tool. Today, many of these new features started rolling out to Google Maps users. The core Google Maps experience for getting directions hasn’t changed, of course, but […]
View More The new Google Maps with personalized recommendations is now liveMapbox’s new SDK helps developers build smart AR navigation apps
Mapbox, the open source mapping service that competes directly with Google’s Maps Platform, today announced a new software development kit (SDK) that will make it easier for developers to build applications that provide AR navigation. That by itself would be cool, but by using ARM’s Project Trillium AI platform, the Mapbox Vision SDK can also […]
View More Mapbox’s new SDK helps developers build smart AR navigation appsHere and Naver Labs ink robotics deal to map indoor spaces
Your trip through the airport or train station may soon become a little more crowded — not with people, but with robots, busily scanning and plotting the space so that one day, even more of their cousins can zip around with your luggage and Shake Shack orders. Here, the mapping company majority-owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler, has entered a robotics partnership with Naver Labs, part of… Read More
Montana-based mapping startup onXmaps raises a round of funding fit for Big Sky Country
A mapping startup based in Missoula, Mont., which allows users to download sophisticated offline topographic maps outlining public and private lands and a number of other features geared towards hunting, fishing and camping, has pulled in its first major outside funding. onXmaps has closed a $20.3 million Series A round led by Summit Partners. Bessemer Venture Partners, Millennium… Read More
Here acquires Micello to add indoor mapping as part of its IoT business unit
Here Technologies, the mapping company valued at around $3 billion that counts a consortium of car makers, Intel and others among its shareholder/owners, today announced a move that underscores its intention to focus on more than just the outdoor…
View More Here acquires Micello to add indoor mapping as part of its IoT business unitMapping company Here buys ATS to boost its over-the-air tech
Here, the mapping company that powers location services in 100 million cars, is today announcing an acquisition to vastly improve how it distributes and updates its data. The company is buying Advanced Telematic Systems (ATS), a Berlin-based developer of secure over-the-air (OTA) technology, the basis for how wireless devices — including not just cars but smartphones and other… Read More
Mapbox acquires Mapdata to help it expand into AR maps
Two weeks after announcing $164 million in funding, mapping data startup Mapbox has made its first acquisition. The company has acquired MapData, a neural network-based mapping startup based out of Minsk in Belarus. It will be using the deal spea…
View More Mapbox acquires Mapdata to help it expand into AR maps