HERE Technologies, founded in 1985, builds digital maps and location technology for automotive, mobility, logistics and navigation, powering over 180 million vehicles in 200+ countries.
HERE Technologies has been building digital maps and location technology since 1985, when the company - originally as Navteq - created the first digital map. Nearly four decades on, it describes itself as the world's #1 location platform. Its unified live map and open location platform are used across more than 200 countries and territories and, by the company's account, power over 180 million vehicles.
The company's work spans digital mapping, spatial intelligence, navigation systems, automated driving, advanced driver-assisted systems (ADAS), digital cockpit technology, logistics technology and location intelligence. Its customers are concentrated in automotive, mobility and transportation, logistics, navigation and location-based analytics.
Data handling is central to the business. HERE states that its platform is open and secure, with a privacy-first approach that places data privacy and security at the forefront and gives customers control over their location data. The company frames its mission around safer, more efficient and more intelligent mobility, and describes a culture of continuous innovation in spatial intelligence.
HERE Technologies operates globally, with coverage spanning more than 200 countries and territories.
