Car consortium BMW, Daimler and Audi / Volkswagen originally planned to turn the acquisition of Nokia mapping service so that after its registration start searching for additional partners that are interested in using these services.
We have already reported that the interest in Nokia mapping service show Amazon and Microsoft - in the sense that the car manufacturers and providers of related services need somewhere to store map data and other information, and Internet giants are provide their own cloud storage. Now, as reported by Reuters, the existence of interest in the use of Nokia mapping service told German automotive supplier Bosch. This company not only produces infotainment systems for cars, but also leads the development in the creation of autopilot, so it needs the digital maps. However, while Bosch is not ready to become one of the holders of Nokia mapping service assets - the company just wants to make sure to maintain access to these cards can be without excessive additional costs.
Bosch is also working with TomTom - other European developer of digital maps. Google representatives recently stated that satellite navigation systems are not very helpful autopilot because they do not provide the required accuracy.