In late 2020, Hexagon’s Autonomy and Positioning division announced their technological breakthrough of global RTK From the Sky, demonstrating a future where instantaneous PPP and global RTK-level accuracy is possible

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division has announced its partnership with Chinese positioning company Dayou. This collaboration will bring TerraStar X technology to the Chinese market, providing fast precise point positioning (PPP) corrections for autonomous vehicles and mass-market use such as smartphones.

Hexagon, NovAtel showcase the release of its second purpose-built driver, powered by the latest series of the Robot Operating System, ROS 2.

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning and Mining divisions has announced the development of an automated road-train solution with leading mining services company, Mineral Resources Limited (MRL). To be deployed on MRL’s haulage fleet, the solution integrates drive by-wire technology with an autonomous management system to orchestrate vehicle movement in road-train haulage. 

NovAtel has announced that its PwrPak7-E1 is now supported on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion autonomous vehicle (AV) development platform.

NovAtel has announced an update to its GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT) portfolio. As a provider of assured positioning, navigation and timing (APNT) products, NovAtel has introduced GAJT-710 product line that features several enhancements over the previous generation.

Hexagon NovAtel has introduced the PIM222A, part of a new family of automotive GNSS positioning products for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomy. The PIM222A harnesses NovAtel's decades of experience delivering precise positioning in the most demanding applications for mass deployment in ADAS applications and autonomous vehicles.

With the increase of interference and jamming in marine environments worldwide, Hexagon | NovAtel has released GAJT-410MS, the latest addition to its proven GPS Anti-Jam Technology (GAJT), into the commercial and defense marine markets. This low size, weight and power (SWaP) variant protects civil and military operations from interference and jamming, with jammer direction-finding capabilities for enhanced situation awareness in the marine e...

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, leader in 3D scanning technology today announced a reality capture solution for a variety of industries. By combining Boston Dynamics agile mobile robot Spot with the industry-proven Leica RTC360 3D laser scanner, scanning time spent by human operators is significantly reduced by programming the devices to repeat automated scanning paths through sites.

Alloy Specialties has reportedly become one of the first adopters of a new robotic quality inspection technology, Tempo, from Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division that has enabled the company to increase its production capacity and staff productivity through automation.

Research from Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division has resulted in breakthrough innovations in precise point positioning (PPP) that enable nearly instant global centimetre-level accuracy. These developments pave the way to bring ‘RTK From the Sky’ performance to worldwide users through correction service products and GNSS receivers from Hexagon.

MSC Software Corporation (MSC), part of Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division, has released MSC Apex Generative Design 2020, a tool that enables engineers to explore new approaches and optimise any part of their design in a single step to develop innovative products up to 80% faster than conventional approaches.

MSC Software Corporation (MSC), part of Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division, has extended its advanced simulation offering by providing its customers access to software from technology partners through its MSCOne product access platform.

Hexagon AB has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Romax Technology, a provider of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) software for electromechanical drivetrain design and simulation, to improve their smart factory solutions. A greater focus on energy efficiency and an accelerating shift towards electrification brings new engineering challenges that require increased use of simulation tools earlier in the design lifecycle.

A laser scanning mobile-device app has been announced by Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, with the Leica Cyclone FIELD 360. It now works in conjunction with the Leica BLK360 imaging laser scanner to create a laser scanning ecosystem where captured data is streamlined for registration and publication.

It has been announced that Hexagon’s Geosystems division today released HxGN GeoMonitoring Hub, an integrated visualisation and analysis platform bringing all sensor technology together in one holistic view of a mining environment. The new platform uses advanced software to show highly accurate information, accelerating decision making and improving safety. 

It has been announced by Multivista, part of Hexagon, that it is entering a partnership with DroneDeploy, the cloud software platform for commercial drones, to expand project management capabilities for the construction industry. Through a sophisticated platform integration, Multivista users now have access to an array of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) resources, each powered by DroneDeploy.