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hrabbey Feb 22, 2023

The automotive mapping transformation continues.
Today, Google Maps navigation engine is decoupled from Google's Maps UI for automotive. OEMs can finally use their own HMI, and use Google data for deep integrations.
Recently, ChatGPT joined Bing to offer tourism guides.
HERE rearchitected format into UniMap for flexible aggregation and distribution.
TomTom & multiple Big Tech firms formed Overture Maps Foundation for open data and AI sharing.

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Google, Microsoft, HERE and TomTom all have long involvement in digital mapping, but what aspects of their newest endeavors will last the 11 year average lifespan of a car? How will OEMs, tier 1 and tier 2 navigation providers respond?
It is getting harder and harder to select the best items to summarize in SBD Automotive's new 2023 report Localization & Map-based ADAS - 817 that is under early development.