Microsoft and Intel to Enhance Self-Driving With Mapbox Maps | InvestorPlace
Reportedly, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) and Softbank’s ARM Holdings are independently collaborating with Mapbox Inc, a mapping startup. With the tie-up Microsoft and Intel will be able to help drive the autonomous vehicle revolution forward.
Mapbox does not provide mapping app itself, it rather offers the underlying maps in Instacart grocery delivery app, Snap messaging app and Match Group Inc’s (NASDAQ:MTCH) Tinder’s Places, among others.
Mapbox has software which helps smart-phones and self-driving cars to detect lanes and road signs. In this regard, the mapping startup plans to integrate its software with Microsoft offering and with Intel’s Mobileye self-driving unit.