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Originally Posted by zenmaster
Looked into this:
BMW was using Navteq maps, then Nokia bought Navteq and rebranded to HERE. BMW's navigation system still uses this data and AFAIK has never used Google's data - roads, satellite, terrain, buildings, POI's, etc. either directly or indirectly.
HERE was recently bought from Nokia by a consortium which includes BMW, Audi, and Daimler. So would not be surprised if Audi stops using Google's data.
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Yep, would not be surprised to see Google maps go the way of the dodo in German cars with HERE around. For those interested in the details:"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_(company)