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Freight railroads want to let companies track shipments to compete with trucking

by Henry Epp
Feb 15, 2024
But so far they've only added GPS tracking to less than 1% of the nation's railcars.
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China set to complete its BeiDou satellite network, rival to GPS

by Scott Tong
Jun 2, 2020
The Asian giant will soon launch the last location-tracking satellite for a system that has economic, communications and military applications.
A satellite orbits Earth. China's network will have broad applications in the future.
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GPS glitch could confuse navigation devices on April 6

by Jack Stewart
Mar 18, 2019
Older equipment may lose its grip on space and time when its clocks roll over.
A taxi driver uses a navigator while driving in Tokyo.
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Yes, lots of people are still playing "Pokemon Go"

by Molly Wood , Stephanie Hughes and Danielle Chiriguayo
Jul 12, 2018
The popular mobile phone game is making a comeback.
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Beacons help Waze users navigate Pittsburgh's tricky tunnel exits

by Erika Beras
Apr 17, 2017
The $30 gadgets are meant to solve 'tunnel blindness' and prevent accidents.
The Waze app indicates a tunnel is on the route and prompts you to use Bluetooth so the app continues working.  
Erika Beras
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Why aren't railroad crossings on your map app?

by Jed Kim
Feb 6, 2017
About 200 people are killed at track crossings each year.
Many signs indicate the danger at the site of a deadly 2015 accident in Oxnard, California, where a truck driver turned his vehicle onto railroad tracks.
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Final Note

Waze is doing away with the crazy left turns

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 17, 2016
Playing it safe.
They finally got it right.
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Train-hopping in the digital age

by Molly Wood
Jul 2, 2014
A father-son duo recount how technology changed clandestine freight train travel.
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The GPS trade-off: Get lost less often, but lose privacy

by Kai Ryssdal
Apr 10, 2014
Hiawatha Bray explains the hidden costs of your Google Maps app.
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When Apple and Google get into your car

by Molly Wood
Jan 13, 2014
At the Detroit Auto Show, it's clear that cars are becoming the biggest mobile device we own.
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