Google Prevails in Antitrust Suit Claiming GPS Mapping Dominance

Alphabet Inc. has prevailed in an antitrust case accusing the tech giant of using its market power to dominate the GPS navigation market through Waze and Google Maps and inflate the cost of digital mapping services.

Judge Richard Seeborg of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday granted Google’s motion to dismiss, stating the plaintiffs’ antitrust claims are weakened by the fact that several competitors offer mapping services that are “as good as or better in terms of performance and/or cost.”

Digital advertising business Dream Big Media and other plaintiffs filed a proposed class action ...