CEO Chris Sheldrick's startup is used by Mercedes cars and the Mongolian post office. China's biggest carmaker just invested, too. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Carmakers like GM, Ford and Volkswagen get the option to let drivers use three-word address labels like "damage.petal.large." Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

HERE and what3words have partnered up to offer the next generation of precision in-car navigation. OEMs using HERE Technologies can now include what3words as an in-car navigation feature, with drivers ...

Chinese car manufacturer Lynk & Co has joined the ranks of companies adopting the innovative what3words navigation system, providing customers with an alternative to traditional systems such as Google ...

If your car comes with pre-installed HERE software, then your navigation software has just received a massive update that you are going to love. HERE has teamed up with what3words, a company that ...

What3words, a British startup, has mapped the world in 3x3 meter squares, assigning each square a random combination of three words that can be typed into compatible GPS search engines. A square on ...

A recognizable location was chosen: the Washington Square Arch in Washington Square Park in lower Manhattan. The ZDNet journalist dressed conspicuously: a black hat, black sunglasses, and a puffy ...

The battle in the navigation space is certainly getting fiercer, and while Google Maps continues to dominate this world, there's no doubt that alternatives are getting significantly better these days.