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No Self-Driving Cars Without Hyper-Local Maps
While the fame and the glory might go to the first companies that bring self-driving cars to the market, the companies that provide the detailed, constantly changing maps will make a lot of money.
Doug Newcomb reports on "advances in mapping software, as well as acquisitions and partnerships that focus on the need for hyper-local, constantly updated maps."
The need comes from the advancement of self-driving car technology—and there are plenty of examples to cite of companies not named Google, Uber, or Tesla, making moves to support the nascent automated vehicle industry.
Published on Friday, July 14, 2017 in
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