Uber’s Self-Driving Research Car Spotted in the Wild
Uber is in the early stages of developing “mapping, safety, and autonomy” systems, and its first vehicles tasked with doing so have just hit the road. Where? In Pittsburgh, where the Pittsburgh...
View ArticleUber Makes a Big Mapping Play, Hires 100 Bing Engineers
Uber is continuing its quest for maps self reliance, and is set to acquire a chunk of Bing’s mapping assets. Both Microsoft and Uber confirmed the deal to TechCrunch, but wouldn’t get specific on the...
View ArticleMapping While Driving Ruled Illegal in California
WebProNews Mapping While Driving Ruled Illegal in California Thanks to a recent court ruling by a California appellate court, it doesn’t matter that you were only checking your smartphone to update...
View ArticleTunnels Under Rome Being Mapped to Prevent Further Damage to City
WebProNews Tunnels Under Rome Being Mapped to Prevent Further Damage to City An extensive series of ancient tunnels and quarries under Rome are threatening parts of the city that has been built atop...
View ArticleUber Steals Another Google Exec
WebProNews Uber Steals Another Google Exec Uber has poached another Googler. According to a report from Re/code, former Google engineering VP Brian McClendon is set to join the on-demand car company...
View ArticleLA and Google-Owned Waze at Odds Over Cut-Through Traffic
WebProNews LA and Google-Owned Waze at Odds Over Cut-Through Traffic Waze has long been a darling among travelers. A smartphone app that notifies drivers of delays, construction, vehicles pulled over...
View ArticleHuawei Turns To TomTom To Replace Google Maps
WebProNews Huawei Turns To TomTom To Replace Google Maps In the wake of Huawei being cut off from Google support, the Chinese company is turning to TomTom to replace Google Maps, according to Engadget....
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