Rivian and GM ditched Apple CarPlay for Google Maps in EVs. About a third of new car buyers prefer Apple CarPlay. Built-in, cell-phone-based, and dedicated GPS navigators have pros and cons.

There’s no excuse for getting lost these days. Navigation systems now come as standard equipment in many cars—both new and used—and are also available as stand-alone GPS devices or apps—like Waze and ...

For decades, GPS has been the cornerstone of modern navigation, guiding aircraft, vehicles, troops and commercial systems across the globe. As digital warfare intensifies, satellite signals are ...

In a nutshell: Today's typical navigation-grade motion sensors are about the size of a grapefruit, helping steer ships, planes, and vehicles in conjunction with GPS signals. This means they always ...

Vatn Systems has released INStinct, an inertial navigation system (INS) designed to provide GPS-free navigation for maritime operations. The defense technology company, which manufactures autonomous ...

Spending a few hundred bucks on a dedicated semi-truck GPS might sound like overkill, especially when your phone already tells you where to go for free. But before you shrug it off, picture this: ...

September marks the 50th anniversary of the Global Positioning System, a U.S.-owned free utility that offers positioning, navigation, and timing services to users all over the world. It changed not ...

The country’s GPS systems might be more vulnerable than you think — and the stakes are high. A Global Positioning System failure could affect transportation, banking and emergency operations. But ...