Platform Science to acquire the global transportation telematics business of Trimble.

Platform Science, a software company in San Diego, agreed to acquire the global transportation telematics business of Trimble, an American software, hardware, and services technology company. Financial terms were not disclosed. "This partnership marks the inflection point for a true platform approach to transportation technology. Now, powered by OEM-native software services, we will deliver unprecedented choice. We are confident choice will expand exponentially as existing providers and new developers now see the opportunity to reach vehicles everywhere with high quality OEM data delivered in a consistent, reliable way. This finally empowers developers to easily address the endemic inefficiencies that have plagued transportation across vehicles globally," Jack Kennedy, Platform Science co-founder and CEO.