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ArticleHere Technologies looking to the crowd for continuous map updates
Here's Rabel: "Intelligent cars need high-definition maps"HANOVER -- Here needs help from millions of cars to keep its digital maps updated, a senior company executive said Tuesday.Dietmar Rabel, director of product management for global automated driving cloud products, told the carIT Congress here that, as cars become increasingly automated, ...
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HERE Mobility launches scalable software developer kit for service integration
Image: HERE TechnologiesHERE Mobility is launching a scalable software developer kit (SDK) promising access to a full range of mobility services and capabilities via the HERE Mobility Marketplace. Developers will be able to integrate services such as interactive maps, on-demand transportation, geocoding and location-based services into their apps via ...
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ArticleSensoris platform releases vehicle-to-cloud data standard
Image: ERTICO-ITS EuropeA standardized, globalized interface specification for vehicle-to-cloud data has been announced by the Sensoris innovation platform, coordinated by the Ertico-ITS Europe partnership. This data specification is said to be a crucial piece of digital infrastructure for connected and automated driving as it “closes the loop” between a ...
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ArticleBosch, Continental buy stakes in Here mapping company
Digital mapping technology can offer vital information for future autonomous vehicles (Photo: Here)Robert Bosch and Continental, two of the world's biggest automotive suppliers, are each buying a 5 pc stake in location and digital mapping specialist Here.The two German companies are buying their stakes from Here's main owners, premium ...
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ArticleBosch Connected World - Berlin
More than 1,000 people attended last year's ConnectedWorld event (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch will hold its annual internet-of-things conference in Berlin March 15 and 16.The German automotive supplier, which has in recent years focused heavily on IoT technologies, is hosting an event that features senior industry executives speaking about the ...
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ArticleAutomakers will cooperate more on new mobility
Competition for market share is fierce in the global auto industry, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room to cooperate. Especially in the past two years, as the pace of change has picked up, there’s been a marked increase in the number of strategic jont ventures the world’s carmakers have ...
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ArticleReuters: Bosch also interested in maps group Here
Robert Bosch is also interested in acquiring a stake in Here, according to the Reuters news agency. The German supplier joins a list of possible future co-owners that includes Microsoft, Ford Motor, Renault and Continental.Here was bought last year by Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 2.5 billion euros. The German ...
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ArticleReuters: Amazon, Microsoft may acquire stake in Here mapping company
Digital maps capture billions of 3D points to model road surfaces (Photo: Here)Months after Audi, BMW and Daimler acquired Here from Nokia for 2.5 billion euros, the three carmakers are in talks with Amazon and other companies about a broader ownership structure for the digital mapping company, according to ...
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Article Here appoints Cisco executive as new CEOÂ
Edzard Overbeek takes over as Here CEO on March 1 (Photo: Here)Here, which was acquired from Nokia by a consortium of German carmakers last year, appointed Edzard Overbeek to head the operations of the digital mapping group.Overbeek, 48, is a senior executive at Cisco, where he most recently has ...
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ArticleAudi, BMW, Daimler jointly acquire Nokia HERE
High-precision digital maps will be important for autonomous cars (Photo: Nokia)A consortium of German carmakers is buying Nokia's digital mapping business for 2.8 billion euros.Audi, BMW and Daimler confirmed in a press release that they will jointly acquire Nokia HERE and will run the mapping company as an independent ...
