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Here and Pioneer to partner on autonomous driving map and location-based services

Here has announced plans to partner with Japanese car electronics company Pioneer Corporation to deliver fully integrated global SD (standard definition) and HD (high definition) mapping solutions mapping solutions and next generation location-based services for the automotive and other industries. These solutions are intended to support new innovations for customers in in-vehicle infotainment and autonomous driving as well as in any industry where location intelligence can be applied. Here and Pioneer
February 14, 2017 Read time: 1 min
7643 Here has announced plans to partner with Japanese car electronics company Pioneer Corporation to deliver fully integrated global SD (standard definition) and HD (high definition) mapping solutions mapping solutions and next generation location-based services for the automotive and other industries.

These solutions are intended to support new innovations for customers in in-vehicle infotainment and autonomous driving as well as in any industry where location intelligence can be applied. Here and Pioneer are also exploring the development of new services that harness the real-time data of connected Pioneer devices.

The agreement follows the companies’ recent cooperation exploring the application of Pioneer’s 3DLiDAR sensor technology in the development of a data network for autonomous driving.

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