Tag: gnss
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BlueBotics takes indoor robots outside
Swiss autonomous robot navigation company BlueBotics has launched ANT everywhere, a new product extension for its ANT navigation products that widen the scope of AGV and AMR operations by enabling outdoor operations. Outdoor use has traditionally been a challenge for producers of automated vehicles. This is because there are typically few permanent “features” visible outdoors,…
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Point One Navigation launches new software for autonomous vehicles
Point One Navigation, a specialist in precise positioning technology, has made its FusionEngine software compatible with ST’s TeseoAPP (Teseo ASIL Precise Positioning) GNSS Chipset. Point One says the combined solution assures functional safety at ASIL-B, a critical requirement for Level 3+ ADAS systems. The company describes its FusionEngine software as “a complete, high-performance ASIL-rated precise…
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Swift Navigation raises $100 million to bring its autonomous navigation systems to market
Swift Navigation, a San Francisco-based tech firm developing GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) and precise positioning technology for automotive ADAS (advanced driver-assistance systems) and autonomy, industrial machine control, commercial transportation, mobile and emerging mass-market applications, has completed a $100 million financing round. The Series D Round was led by SK Inc and Potentum Partners with…
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Septentrio launches first-of-a-kind GPS/GNSS receiver for mobile robots
Septentrio has launched whaat is says is a “first-of-a-kind” GPS/GNSS receiver offering always-on sub-decimeter accuracy without the need for additional correction service subscriptions. The high-precision GNSS positioning solutions specialist says its AsteRx-m2 Sx OEM board represents a novel approach to high-accuracy positioning. The Global Navigation Satellite System – GNSS – includes the American GPS, European…
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Septentrio launches ‘ultra-precise’ positioning system for high-volume applications
Septentrio, a manufacturer of high-precision GNSS positioning solutions, is starting high-volume production of mosaic-X5, its next-generation multi-constellation and multi-band receiver module. Featuring the latest GNSS technology, mosaic-X5 brings centimeter-level positioning to technologies such as robotics, automation, smart wearables and telematics among others. Its small form factor and low-power design makes high-performance positioning accessible to volume…
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Aceinna claims its new $150 navigation chip rivals $10,000 alternatives
Aceinna has launched a $150 high precision navigation chip for autonomous vehicles that it claims rivals the performance of $10,000 systems. The new Aceinna OpenRTK module is said to be “highly accurate, extremely reliable, smaller, easier to integrate, and far less expensive”. Aceinna says its OpenRTK330L is the only solution on the market to integrate…
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Aceinna launches ‘smallest’ high-precision localization tech
Automotive electronics company Aceinna has launched the new OpenRTK330L, which it describes as a “low cost, state-of-the-art, high-performance” triple-band RTK/GNSS receiver with built-in triple redundant inertial sensors. Designed to replace the expensive and bulky precision RTK/INS systems used in today’s autonomous systems, this compact navigation solution meets the challenging performance, reliability and cost requirements of…
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Septentrio and Artisense to demonstrate advanced localization technology for autonomous vehicles at Auto AI Show
Septentrio, a manufacturer of GPS / GNSS technology for demanding applications, is providing positioning technology to Artisense, supplier of innovative computer vision solutions for automated vehicles. Artisense incorporates Septentrio GPS / GNSS in their latest Visual Inertial Navigation System (VINS), which will be demonstrated live at Auto AI Show in Berlin, Germany on September 25-27,…