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BMW announced today that it will use the HERE HD Live Map, HERE’s high-definition map, to enable hands-free driving in the United States and Canada. HERE provides high-definition maps for Level 2+ automated driving capabilities….
Horatiu Boeriu / November 7, 2022
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Yesterday, after the opening of BMW’s first campus dedicated exclusively to autonomous driving, the Bavarian brand declared itself a technology company, leaving the automotive realm behind. Keeping up with this commitment will take strategic investments…
Gabriel Nica / April 12, 2018
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Last year, BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz wrote history when they announced that they will join forces to purchase Here Maps from Nokia, in a bid worth multiple billions of dollars. The aim was to use…
Gabriel Nica / July 27, 2017
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Here, the mapping and location services company owned by Audi, BMW and Daimler, is getting a new partner and investor. Chipmaker Intel has confirmed that it is taking a 15 percent stake in the business,…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 3, 2017
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BMW, Audi and Daimler sell 10% stake in HERE to China and Singapore
by Horatiu Boeriu / Date: December 28, 2016
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After working together for the first time in decades to acquire the HERE mapping company, BMW, Audi and Daimler AG are once again collaborating for another interesting venue. Together with Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and…
Gabriel Nica / September 28, 2016
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Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have entered into an agreement to supply data-mapping service HERE with real-time sensor data collected by their cars to enable systems to better understand their surroundings. Last year, BMW Audi and…
Horatiu Boeriu / September 26, 2016
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After months of negotiation, Nokia sells the HERE Maps division to the German consortium, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen for $2.71 billion (£1.73 billion). The deal would see HERE Maps turn into an open platform, which…
Horatiu Boeriu / July 24, 2015
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The Big 3 Germans are about to form a partnership, together with Chinese giant Baidu, to invest in or acquire “Here”, a sub-division of Nokia which creates map services. “Here” is valued at more than…
Horatiu Boeriu / May 7, 2015
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BMW’s in-house developed intelligent app technology allows rapid in-car integration of the latest digital services and apps. One example is the research app being debuted by Nokia’s navigation subsidiary HERE at its stand at the…
Horatiu Boeriu / January 5, 2015