Largest automakers are planning to buy Nokia HERE

German car makers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi have announced plans to purchase the HERE online card service from Nokia. At the same time, the Chinese company Baidu showed interest in purchasing the service, the most famous product of which is the search engine of the same name. The cost of the transaction is estimated at more than $ 2 billion, writes The Wall Street Journal. Automakers are going to buy the Nokia service as a single consortium, rather than individual companies.

The fact is that Nokia HERE is best suited for robotic cars. In the interests of the group - buying a service so that it is not bought by Google, either Facebook or Apple. According to representatives of the automotive industry, if any corporation makes an OS for smart cars for free, this could be a threat to the traditional auto industry.

The transaction itself is gradually moving forward, and now the parties to the agreement are at one of the final stages of discussion. The deal between automakers and Nokia may be closed within the next two weeks.
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The Finnish company announced its intention to sell its map service after it acquired the assets of the French company Alcatel-Lucent.

Interestingly, HERE is now planning to use Facebook in its applications and services. Already, the social network is testing Nokia's online maps in Messenger, Instagram and other resources.