Daimler confirms HERE in talks with Amazon, Microsoft

Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike SegarMoreBERLIN (Reuters) – Amazon.com and Microsoft are in talks about taking a minority stake in HERE, a digital mapping business controlled by Germany’s luxury carmakers to help develop self-driving cars, Daimler said on Wednesday.
Germany’s luxury carmakers including Daimler’s Mercedes, Volkswagen’s Audi division and BMW bought HERE for 2.5 billio