The world number one passenger car with driver is very interested in Nokia's Here mapping service.
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Uber has not finished uberiser the economy. After giving a historical spanking taxis and titillated legislators with its offer UberPOP races between individuals, the American company is interested in carpooling with UberPool ... and delivery of food products with UberFresh.
But another rumor abuzz in recent days: Uber is closely interested in Here , the mapping services and GPS navigation from Nokia, including available on smartphones, and offers a serious and effective alternative to Google Maps or Bing Maps.
Here we must say that a few points to make: with a turnover of $ 1.1 billion, Nokia's service has something to stir up some lusts, especially if we know that he holds some 80% market share in embedded navigation systems in cars.
Besides, Uber is not the only one in the running: a consortium of BMW, Daimler Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Chinese search engine Baidu has also acquired, proof of the interest in Here, based in Berlin and employing some 6,000 employees.
Working out of Google?
Project is ready to develop an autonomous Uber car device, and the acquisition of Here would fit into that vision. An approach that would also help to overcome Uber of too much dependence Google Maps, which is, however, somewhat surprising given that Google is one of the main shareholders of Uber.
Nokia should make known its position by the end of the month.
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Uber has not finished uberiser the economy. After giving a historical spanking taxis and titillated legislators with its offer UberPOP races between individuals, the American company is interested in carpooling with UberPool ... and delivery of food products with UberFresh.
But another rumor abuzz in recent days: Uber is closely interested in Here , the mapping services and GPS navigation from Nokia, including available on smartphones, and offers a serious and effective alternative to Google Maps or Bing Maps.
Here we must say that a few points to make: with a turnover of $ 1.1 billion, Nokia's service has something to stir up some lusts, especially if we know that he holds some 80% market share in embedded navigation systems in cars.
Besides, Uber is not the only one in the running: a consortium of BMW, Daimler Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Chinese search engine Baidu has also acquired, proof of the interest in Here, based in Berlin and employing some 6,000 employees.
Working out of Google?
Project is ready to develop an autonomous Uber car device, and the acquisition of Here would fit into that vision. An approach that would also help to overcome Uber of too much dependence Google Maps, which is, however, somewhat surprising given that Google is one of the main shareholders of Uber.
Nokia should make known its position by the end of the month.