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Here map system
Supplier: Here
Component: HD Live Map
Function: Generate and deliver a highly detailed and self-updating map for self-driving cars
Description: Software installed in the vehicle that enables it to access relevant portions of a driving map stored in the cloud
Vision: To help self-driving cars determine their location on the road, navigate and detect upcoming obstacles
Development: Chicago
Challenge: Enlisting the cooperation of automakers and suppliers to share enough data to keep the map updated
Other r&d participants: BMW, Daimler, Audi, Mobileye
Likely market arrival: 2021
Five years ago, the most sophisticated in-car navigation system displayed roads and street names, using GPS to locate a vehicle within a few yards and provide mostly reliable turn-by-turn driving directions.
