Japan Government, Toyota, Nissan to Work Together on Intelligent Maps
- Driven by competition to improve the technology for autonomous driving
- Plans to incorporate driving data gathered by the automakers
- Such systems supply information to control self-driving cars
Japanese automakers, map-making companies, and the government will get together to generate standardised intelligent maps, with plans to incorporate driving data gathered by the automakers, the paper said on Sunday.
A Toyota spokesman declined to comment, while officials at Nissan could not be reached immediately for comment.
Intelligent mapping systems supply information to control self-driving cars, which are equipped with street-scanning sensors to measure traffic and road conditions.
German auto supplier Bosch said on Friday it was in talks with high-definition digital maps company HERE, exploring whether to take a stake.
Volkswagen's Audi, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, BMW and car parts supplier Continental are also working on technologies for autonomous or semi-autonomous cars.
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