Here Technologies to provide live traffic service for Audi and Daimler cars

Here Technologies has announced it has been selected by Daimler to provide live information for its range of Mercedes Benz vehicles across the Americas and Asia Pacific, at CES 2019. The Here Real-Time Traffic service will provide drivers with information on real-time road conditions, including incidents and construction zones. Initially, the service will be available for Model Year (MY) 2019 2019 C-Class, E-Class and S-Class sedans, coupes and wagons. It is also planned to be enabled for MY 2020 A-Clas
January 11, 2019 Read time: 2 mins

7643 Here Technologies has announced it has been selected by 2069 Daimler to provide live information for its range of 1685 Mercedes Benz vehicles across the Americas and Asia Pacific, at CES 2019.

The Here Real-Time Traffic service will provide drivers with information on real-time road conditions, including incidents and construction zones. Initially, the service will be available for Model Year (MY) 2019 2019 C-Class, E-Class and S-Class sedans, coupes and wagons. It is also planned to be enabled for MY 2020 A-Class and G-Class models.

Here Real-Time Traffic aggregates and analyses data as well as vehicle sensor data from competing automotive brands.

The service will be available to drivers in the US, Puerto, Rico, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan.

Additionally, Here has been chosen by Audi as its traffic data provider in North America and Europe.

From the first half of 2019, the Here Real-Time Traffic service will provide Audi with traffic data, giving drivers information about road conditions and incidents. Also, the agreement extends to 994 Volkswagen sister brands 23 Bentley, Bugatti, 7997 Lamborghini and 1656 Porsche.

Audi models shipping later in 2019 and beyond will feature predictive traffic forecasts as well as information about lane closures and traffic flow for specific lanes on arterial roads, including high occupancy lanes.

Audi plans to integrate Here Real-Time Traffic into existing models in North America which are equipped with an active Audi Connect subscription. In Europe, selected models already on the road will benefit from the service.

Networking & Communication Systems

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Measuring alertness to avert drowsy driver incidents
    December 21, 2015
    Falling asleep at the wheel is the primary cause in thousands of deaths on American and other roads, with truck drivers the most at-risk group. David Crawford investigates measures to counter drowsy driving.
    Read More
  • Flexibility, interoperability is key to future traffic management
    February 3, 2012
    Jon Taylor of Faber Maunsell and Tabatha Bailey of Transport for London describe how an unusual mix of traffic practitioners, researchers and industry are working together to build new tools for the future. As we face higher expectations for managing congestion from both citizens and politicians, and as more and more data is becoming available from new sources, our traffic management challenge is changing.
    Read More
  • Audi drivers get a little help with parking
    June 6, 2013
    Audi drivers are to get a little help in their search for a parking spot, thanks to the new Inrix Park service. The new offering, which is being rolled out to Audi Connect users, provides detailed analysis of the best off-street parking options at 34,000 parking garages and structures across Europe. Audi drivers who use the service can get turn-by-turn directions to the car park, as well as rates and hours. In some cases, the service will even show the number of available parking spots.
    Read More
  • Favourable legislation essential for developing successful test sites, finds Frost & Sullivan
    May 26, 2016
    New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Global Test Sites and Incentive Programs for Automated Cars, finds unfavourable legislation in many parts of the world can delay the testing, validation and subsequent introduction of automated vehicle technologies by a few years. Despite the availability of advanced automated functional testing in several parts of the world, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and automotive technology providers favour North American test beds to the ones in Europe and Asia, says
    Read More

Highlighted Content