HERE SDK Navigate now available in Japan

• Global companies and native enterprises in Japan throughout industries can now improve their cellular purposes with custom-made maps, truck routing, in-car navigation, real-time and historic site visitors information and extra.
• The HERE SDK Navigate is the newest HERE location service prolonged to Japan.

Yokohama — HERE Technologies, the main location information and expertise platform, at this time introduced that HERE SDK Navigate (Software Development Kit), is now available in Japan. Global and native companies will profit from the product’s wealthy map information and customizable options to enhance their cellular software person expertise.
Japan has laid the inspiration for a sophisticated cellular web ecosystem. Today, greater than 92% of Japanese web customers personal a smartphone^[1]. Growing demand for 5G succesful smartphones in the nation^[2] is creating a brand new cycle of even richer cellular app experiences. Location information and providers are on the basis of at this time and tomorrow’s cellular purposes, important for companies to ship person capabilities, experiences, and advantages.

HERE SDK Navigate is available in 200+ international locations, and the newest of HERE location providers available in Japan. It offers companies entry to a clean map expertise and wealthy portfolio of location options – akin to a number of map view cases, controlling draw order of map layers, 3D digital camera management and built-in device chain for map customization. Additional premium options together with automotive and truck turn-by-turn (TBT) navigation, superior routing, geocoding and search, community positioning and downloadable offline map information are additionally available.

Takeo Kasai, General Manager for Global Marketing Team Industry Value Chain DX Department, Industry DX Group at Mitsubishi Corporation added, “Over the past two years, Mitsubishi Corporation has been partnering with HERE Technologies to identify opportunities in the Japanese market to support the digital transformation of businesses using location intelligence. I’m confident that the HERE SDK suite in Japan will enable businesses to further advance mobility locally and transform their businesses to become smarter and more efficient.”

Businesses in the transport and logistics industries are benefiting from the HERE SDK suite capabilities. Naoyuki Hashimoto, Managing Director at Funai Soken Logistics mentioned, “Truck drivers do more than just driving the trucks. They have to perform various tasks such as maintaining logs and providing customer service. With the HERE SDK, our drivers can now drive comfortably and efficiently without having to worry about being lost. I’m excited that HERE SDK Navigate is now available in Japan and I look forward to further optimizing our business operations with HERE.”

The international auto trade makes use of the HERE SDK suite to reinforce their model expertise. Tainan-based motorbike producer, Aeonmotor is leveraging HERE SDK to energy its good dashboard referred to as CROXERA® and its companion cellular software to supply riders with well timed TBT navigation steerage and velocity restrict warnings that adapt to real-time adjustments. Riders are offered with correct estimated occasions of arrival and distance to vacation spot inside their dashboard, without having to reference a separate app or gadget.

Charlie Chung, Aeonmotor Executive Assistant shared, “Aeonmotor has been benefiting from HERE SDK since 2018. It remains a highly sought after feature from our customers and it’s now a staple feature for us to remain competitive in the market.”

“Expanding the HERE SDK Navigate coverage to our customers and partners in Japan is an important milestone for HERE. Working alongside our partners and customers locally, we’re excited to support them in building customized experiences for their customers and deliver a seamless navigation experience,” mentioned Akihiro Takahashi, Director and Head of Business for HERE Technologies in Japan. “At the same time, global businesses across various industries stand to benefit from this newly available product and leverage local data in Japan to better reach users in the country.”

HERE SDK Navigate is available for native iOS and Android, and cross-platform growth with Flutter.

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About HERE Technologies
HERE, the main location information and expertise platform, strikes individuals, companies and cities ahead by harnessing the facility of location. By leveraging our open platform, we empower our prospects to realize higher outcomes – from serving to a metropolis handle its infrastructure or a business optimize its belongings to guiding drivers to their vacation spot safely. To be taught extra about HERE, please go to www.right here.com and https://360.here.com/.

^[1] Digital 2022 Japan, We Are Social

^[2] H1 2021 Sees 5G Smartphone Shipment Share Zooming to 43.2% in Japan Market, Counterpoint Research, September 2021

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