New AI system could change how autonomous vehicles navigate without GPS

An AI system capable of pinpointing a device’s location in dense urban areas without relying on GPS has been developed by researchers at the University of Surrey. Narrowing down localisation errors from 734 metres to within 22 metres, the innovation could be a significant step forward for technologies such as self-driving cars and aid delivery […]

Consortium works to create resilient UK-based positioning system

A team of companies in the UK, building on national expertise and prior experience within the group, has begun broadcasting a satellite navigation signal as part of a programme to explore the creation of a sovereign national capability in resilient positioning, navigation and timing. The signal, being broadcast in coordination with the US Federal Aviation […]

GPS-Free device “could start new era of navigation”

Scientists in America have revealed a design for a next-generation navigation system which works without relying on GPS. The Science Times reports that Sandia National Laboratories has developed a small, compact device which is expected to serve as a breakthrough in the navigational industry. The report says new navigational system is comparable to the size […]

Swedish company cracks underground GPS solution

South of Stockholm, the new Haninge Bus Terminal has been equipped with technology enabling full seamless continuity of GPS-based monitoring underground. The GNSS company Syntony says a GPS signal will no longer be lost when the buses enter the new terminal thanks to its installation of RF Coverage AB deployed SubWAVE Continuous technology in the […]