Press Releases

The latest news from HERE

From time to time, we publish press releases to help the media stay up-to-date on developments at HERE Technologies. You’ll find our English-language press releases on these pages. Don't forget to also check out the HERE 360 blog.

February 8, 2017, 2:00 pm CET

HERE and Pioneer/Increment P partner on global map solution and next generation location-based services for the autonomous driving era

Amsterdam, Netherlands and Tokyo, Japan - HERE, the Open Location Platform company, and Pioneer Corporation (Pioneer), the global car electronics company, today announced their intention to enter into a strategic partnership to enable industry-leading global mapping solutions and next generation location-based services for the automotive and other industries.

January 16, 2017, 9:30 am CET

HERE supports rollout of Baidu Maps to rest of world

Eindhoven, Netherlands – HERE, the Open Location Platform company, today announced that it is the provider of map content for Baidu Maps outside of China to support its recent expansion of coverage to Europe and the rest of the world.

January 5, 2017, 3:00 pm CET

Sky’s the limit for DJI and HERE’s global drone mapping partnership

Las Vegas – CES 2017 – DJI, the world leader in unmanned aerial technology, has selected HERE, the Open Location Platform company, as its global partner to provide mapping interface technology for drone pilots using the DJI GO app.

January 4, 2017, 11:00 pm CET

HERE partners with NVIDIA on AI technology for HD mapping from cloud to car

Las Vegas – CES 2017 – With their sights set on a driverless future, HERE and NVIDIA today extended their collaboration to develop HERE HD Live Map into the industry-leading real-time, high-definition mapping solution for autonomous vehicles.

January 4, 2017, 12:00 pm CET

HERE announces HERE Electronic Horizon, paving the road to self-driving cars

Las Vegas – CES 2017 – HERE, the Open Location Platform company, today announced the launch of HERE Electronic Horizon, software that helps vehicles know and react to what lies ahead on the road without driver involvement.

January 3, 2017, 1:00 pm CET

Intel to Acquire 15 Percent Ownership of HERE; Companies to Collaborate on Technology for Autonomous Vehicles and IoT

Intel is acquiring a 15 percent ownership stake in HERE, a global provider of digital maps and location-based services for automotive and the Internet of Things (IoT). Companies plan to jointly develop a highly scalable proof-of-concept architecture that supports real-time updates of high definition (HD) maps for highly and fully automated driving as well as explore opportunities in IoT and machine learning. HERE will add Intel’s nominee to its Supervisory Board of Directors when the transaction closes, which is expected in the first quarter of 2017.

December 29, 2016, 1:15 pm CET

HERE and Mobileye to partner on REM™ and Open Location Platform technology to enable crowd-sourced HD mapping for automated driving

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands and JERUSALEM, 29 December 2016 – HERE and Mobileye, both leaders in providing technologies for intelligent vehicles, today announced plans for a strategic partnership that links their respective autonomous driving technologies into an enhanced industry-leading offering for automakers. 

December 27, 2016, 2:00 am CET

NavInfo, Tencent and GIC to invest in HERE; companies to develop location services for Chinese market

HERE, the Open Location Platform company, NavInfo Co., Ltd (“NavInfo”), a leading provider of digital maps and location services in China, and Tencent Holdings Limited (“Tencent”), a leading provider of Internet value added services in China, today announced their intention to form a strategic partnership to develop and offer best-in-class location services for the Chinese market.

December 15, 2016, 7:30 am CET

HERE and Microsoft expand collaboration on next-generation location-based services

Eindhoven, Netherlands – Microsoft has selected HERE, the Open Location Platform company, as its largest global provider of map data and services as part of a multi-year strategic commercial agreement between the two companies.

December 14, 2016, 9:00 am CET

HERE to power RIO, the new Digital Platform for the transportation industry from Volkswagen Truck and Bus

Eindhoven, Netherlands – HERE, the Open Location Platform company, today announced that it will serve as the primary location intelligence provider for RIO, the upcoming cloud-based digital platform for the transportation industry from Volkswagen Truck and Bus.

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