Map Wars Heat Up in Silicon Valley
Berkeley, Calif. — Somewhere lies a mythical city where the cars drive themselves, and the people walk around with wearable guides that know what they want and where to find it. To make this city work requires the most detailed map ever created. Google wants that map. So do Apple and Uber. And a consortium of German luxury carmakers just bought their way into Silicon Valley’s simmering map-making race, announcing earlier this month...
TomTom Reportedly Weighs Options, Including Sale
TomTom, the Dutch maker of navigation software and devices, is exploring options that could lead to a sale as mapping technology draws growing interest from potential buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. TomTom, which operates an office in Lebanon’s Centerra Park, is attracting companies and investors who were looking at Nokia’s maps business, called HERE, which it agreed to sell to German carmakers on Monday, the...
