Thanks to a simple partnership between two mapping companies, satnavs in millions of new cars across North America and Europe are set to get an upgrade that should make them more accurate and far ...

If you’re at a house or business, it’s easy enough to communicate where you are: just give an address or a google-able name. But if you’re trying to meet someone at their blanket on the beach, or ...

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 ...

An avid walker, who found herself in a scary situation, has shared the safety tool she relies on in case of an emergency.

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 ...

Law enforcement agencies are encouraging the public to download the what3words app. The app identifies precise locations. Every 10-foot square is given a unique combination of three words. Police ...

How do you translate an address into 26 languages so that it sounds perfectly natural in each one? London-based startup what3words has given every location on Earth a three-word English address; now, ...

ACL Music Festival is a blast. But if an emergency occurs, an app built by a London-based company might help Austin and Travis County emergency teams find you faster than conventional methods.

Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to integrate geocoding company what3words into its cars and SUVs. JLR said Thursday that it will incorporate both its new and used vehicles with the ...