The developers say the improved mapping technology likely will be used first in vehicles in isolated areas such as warehouses, or it might be used to help drivers of vehicles that aren't entirely autonomous. Even Japanese automakers are also wooing mapping services other than the national brand. Among Japanese automakers, it is working with Honda Motor Co.—HERE, co-owned by German automakers and Intel Corp. It signed a partnership late last year with Japanese electronics and car-navigation maker Pioneer Corp. with hopes of growing in Japan. Japanese automakers including Honda, Toyota and Nissan Motor Co. are also investors in Dynamic Map Platform Co., the outfit created to make commercial applications out of the technology.

Source: ABC News June 14, 2018 04:28 UTC