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Selasa, 17 November 2015

Subaru America joins the HERE MapCare program


Nokia's HERE Maps is announcing a new member of the HERE MapCare program which is Subaru America. This new partnership between the two companies will allow Subaru customers which own a 2016 Subaru model that has a built in navigation system to receive up to three annual map updates.

The MapCare program which was launched in 2009 is designed to allow drivers to get access to up-to-date maps and since the program was introduced, it has been joined by over 26 vehicle brands and there is now over 5 million vehicles sold that are enjoying the benefits of the MapCare program. Subaru America customers will continue to get map update for three years.

"We believe that every car should have up-to-date, accurate and reliable maps built for driving," said Bruno Bourguet, senior vice president, Sales & Business Development, HERE. "With our MapCare program, cars on the road today can get these maps from HERE in an easy and convenient way."
Nokia is currently in the midst of completing it's sale of their HERE maps division to German automaker consortium consisting of Audi, BMW and Mercedes. The deal is expected to complete in early 2016 and the MapCare program will continue despite the change in the parent company.
Senin, 03 Agustus 2015

Nokia transfers their HERE mapping platform to Audi AG, BMW Group and Daimler AG


The news is official now and Nokia has just announced that the automotive industry consortium has come to a agreement to purchase Nokia's existing HERE mapping platform. This isn't something new by a long stretch as there has been quite a lot of reports about possible companies acquiring Nokia's mapping capabilities.

Nokia has agreed to transfer all of their HERE assets to the german automaker consortium which consists of Audi, BWM group and Daimler (Mercedes). This deal will cost the consortium €2.8 billion which is just a fraction of what Nokia paid to acquire navteq back in 2007. Nevertheless, Nokia's CEO and President Rajeev Suri said that this sale is crucial in Nokia's transformation as a company and adds that this will benefit the shareholders moving forward.

Once this deal is closed by Q1 2016, Nokia expects to focus on closing the Alcatel-Luncent deal which will indefinitely make Nokia the key player of network technology. It seems that this parting with Nokia and HERE is for the better as the future of the HERE platform is brighter with their new owners in which the mapping division will be able to further scale their business and fulfill their intent of becoming the leading location company across various industries.