QCraft partners with HERE Technologies to expand autonomous driving in Europe

What happened

QCraft, an autonomous driving technology company, signed a memorandum of understanding with HERE Technologies, a mapping and location data platform, at an event called HERE Directions 2026 in Munich. QCraft partners with HERE Technologies to expand autonomous driving in Europe October 19, 2026 by Sam Francis QCraft , an autonomous driving technology company, signed a memorandum of understanding with HERE Technologies , a mapping and location data platform, at an event called HERE Directions 2026 in Munich.

The signing follows the Paris Motor Show, where QCraft demonstrated its QPilot Urban Navigation on Autopilot (NOA) system on Paris streets for the first time. Gang Zhao, vice president of business at QCraft, and Jason Jameson, chief customer officer at HERE Technologies, signed the agreement on the main stage at Motorworld Munich.

Working with HERE’s global map data and location intelligence is expected to help QCraft accelerate the local adaptation and validation of its intelligent driving solutions across different markets, while potentially simplifying integration for automakers already using HERE’s technologies. Under the MoU, the two companies will explore how HERE’s map data and location intelligence can work together with QCraft’s navigation-assisted driving technology, with the goal of speeding up the local validation and rollout of intelligent driving solutions in Europe and other international markets.

A navigation-assisted driving system needs accurate, up-to-date map data on lanes, junctions, traffic signs and speed limits, all of which differ from one European country to the next. HERE’s location platform powers 238 million vehicles worldwide, more than 63 million of which use its data for driver assistance and automated driving.