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what3words Partners With Bordrin to Offer Chinese Drivers an Easy Way to Navigate to Precise Locations

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Geocodes, what3words, Sport utility vehicle

Many addresses are also very similar; just one character entered incorrectly can send a driver far from their intended location.

Key Points: 
  • Many addresses are also very similar; just one character entered incorrectly can send a driver far from their intended location.
  • Says Clare Jones, what3words CCO, 'We are thrilled to be partnering with such an exciting challenger brand in the EV field, Bordrin.
  • Bordrin iV6 is the first Chinese car with embedded what3words location technology.
  • Established in 2016, Bordrin has world premiered two premium intelligent electric SUVs, Bordrin iV6 and Bordrin iV7, and three original electric platforms, i-LP, i-MP and i-SP, in April.

Voice of the Car Summit to Discuss the Future of Voice-First Technology and Its Impact on the Modern Car

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Artificial intelligence, Software, Acoustic fingerprinting, SoundHound, what3words, Voices.com, Hyundai Motor Company, Virtual assistant, Earplay, S Voice

The event will look at the intersection of voice-first technology and its relationship with the modern connected car.

Key Points: 
  • The event will look at the intersection of voice-first technology and its relationship with the modern connected car.
  • "The modern car has much to gain from integrating voice-first technology," noted Bradley Metrock, executive producer of Voice of the Car Summit, host of the leading technology podcast "This Week In Voice," and author of the new audiobook Perspectives on Gender in #VoiceFirst Technology .
  • "Already, the race is on, as brands such as BMW, Mercedes, Tesla, Hyundai, Ford and many others integrate various voice assistants and associated tech into their vehicles.
  • Some of the innovative companies participating in Voice of the Car Summit include: SoundHound, SurveyLine, Audioburst, Voices.com, #250, Amazon, Google, HARMAN (A Samsung Company), Earplay, Drivetime, Botmock, What3Words and more.

qCodes Granted US Patent for a New Location Encoding System

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Monday, July 9, 2018
Law, Foreign relations, Geographic coordinate systems, Encodings, Patent law, what3words, Open Location Code, Code, European Patent Convention, Patent Pending

BRUSSELS, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A US patent has been granted for a revolutionary new location encoding system specifically designed to meet the needs of the 21st century.

Key Points: 
  • BRUSSELS, July 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A US patent has been granted for a revolutionary new location encoding system specifically designed to meet the needs of the 21st century.
  • This new system, called qCodes, assigns a unique human-friendly code to every postal address and virtually every useful location in the world using a maximum of 7 characters.
  • Unlike other location encoding methods such as What3Words or Google's Open Location Codes (Plus Codes); qCodes do not have to change when a more precise location becomes available or a location (parking entrance, bus stop, etc.)
  • The qCode system is patent pending with the European Patent Office.