Continental and Bosch examine collaboration on mapping service
The automotive supplier Bosch and Continental examine a report, an employee at the map service Here by BMW, Daimler and Audi. Bosch was "very keen to be heavily involved in an open standard," citing the "Car Week", a Bosch-manager in a preliminary report from Sunday.
In a strictly confidential discussion with representatives of car manufacturers, suppliers and service cards, the two companies were, according to the trade publication to subscribers. Details such as a collaboration might look were not disclosed.
BMW, Daimler and Audi had bought the map service Nokia Here for 2.5 billion euros. The most important competitor is TomTom of the Netherlands, who recently sealed a partnership with Bosch. Continental was already working before the takeover of German carmaker with Here together.
A Continental spokesman said speculation about the negotiations would not get involved you look at. A Bosch spokesman said: "We are basically open systems and therefore also for the flexible application or integration of maps."
Bosch manager Rolf Bulander had recently welcomed in the "Handelsblatt" interview that there are several providers. "We integrate maps according to customer requirements. This means that we can integrate just as Tom Tom Here."
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