A consortium
of German car manufacturers acquired mapping service HERE, owned by Nokia.
The total amount of the transaction amounted to € 2.8 billion. To reach agreement failed after several weeks of negotiations. For the purchase also claimed Uber, Apple and Facebook, but the German manufacturers showed great interest in making a purchase card. Audi, BMW, and Mercedes do not plan to use HERE exclusively for their needs. Later, some automakers are further invited to acquire the rights to use the card. In the future it will consider them as an alternative to Google Maps and TomTom.
I believe today's announcement a good event for customers and employees HERE. The new organization will accelerate the development of ownership maps and expand the boundaries of their application to become a leading provider of mapping services in various fields of industry. - President HERE Fernbek Sean (Sean Fernback).
The high cost is due to the purchase of quality maps and the convenience of the acquisition of the finished product. It is possible to use the service purchased for use in testing of unmanned vehicles with the aim of creating a competitive leader in this area - of Google.
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