AutoNavi

{{Short description|Corporation of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions}}

{{Infobox company

| name = AutoNavi Holdings Limited

| logo = AutoNaviLogo.png

| image = Amap headquarters (20230821154502).jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters

| type = Subsidiary

| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|AMAP}}

| foundation = {{start date and age|2001}}

| location = Beijing

| key_people = Liu Zhenfei (Chairman)

Guo Ning (CEO)

| industry = {{ubl|Navigation|Location-based service}}

| products = Electronic map

| revenue = RMB 80,000,000

| operating_income =

| net_income =

| num_employees = 2,000s (2010)

| parent = Alibaba Group

| defunct = {{End date|2014|4|11|df=yes}}

| fate = Acquired

| homepage = [http://www.autonavi.com www.autonavi.com]

}}

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AutoNavi Software Co., Ltd. ({{zh|s=高德软件有限公司 |t=高德軟件有限公司 |p=Gāodé Ruǎnjiàn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī}}) is a Chinese web mapping, navigation and location-based services provider, founded in 2001. One of its subsidiary companies, Beijing Mapabc Co. Ltd. {{zh|links=no |s=北京图盟科技有限公司 |t=北京圖盟科技有限公司 |p=Běijīng Túméngkējì Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī}} (www.mapabc.com), is a map website in China.{{cite web |url=http://www.autonavi.com/ |script-title=zh:高德软件官方网站 |access-date=2010-09-30 |archive-date=2021-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509060211/http://www.autonavi.com/ |url-status=live }} AutoNavi was acquired by Alibaba Group in 2014.{{cite news | url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/04/11/alibaba-acquires-chinese-mapping-giant-autonavi-1-5bn-deal/ | title=Alibaba Acquires Chinese Mapping Giang Autonavi in $1.5bn Deal | date=11 April 2014 | access-date=2 December 2023 | archive-date=22 July 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722081719/https://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/04/11/alibaba-acquires-chinese-mapping-giant-autonavi-1-5bn-deal/ | url-status=live }} It offers its map services at Amap.com and as the Amap mobile app. It is known as Gaode in Chinese.

AutoNavi provides mapping data of China and Taiwan for Apple Maps, which was introduced with iOS 6.{{cite news | url=https://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/09/26/apple-built-special-version-of-maps-for-china/ | title=Apple Built Special Version of Maps for China | work=China Real Time Report | date=September 26, 2012 | agency=Wall Street Journal | access-date=November 16, 2012 | archive-date=November 14, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114043751/http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/09/26/apple-built-special-version-of-maps-for-china/ | url-status=live }} Previously this was the only method of viewing their map in English, and was only available when the Apple device was located within China. As of 2025 however, there is a standalone app called Amap available for Android, iOS and HarmonyOS. The app is available in English, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese.

AutoNavi previously provided mapping data to Google from 2006,{{cite web |last=Lee |first=Mark |date=5 July 2012 |title=Apple Shares Google China Map Partner in Win for Autonavi |website=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-05/apple-shares-google-china-map-partner-in-win-for-autonavi.html |access-date=2017-03-05 |archive-date=2014-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018152101/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-05/apple-shares-google-china-map-partner-in-win-for-autonavi.html |url-status=live }} although this has not been updated for some years.

AutoNavi's own map application was the top mobile map app in China in 2012{{Needs update|date=August 2024}}, with over 100 million users.{{cite web | url=http://www.techinasia.com/autonavi-100-million-users-china-maps-apps/ | title=Autonavi's Maps Apps Guide Over 100 Million Users in China | access-date=2014-10-11 | archive-date=2014-10-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022170948/https://www.techinasia.com/autonavi-100-million-users-china-maps-apps/ | url-status=live }}