Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will relaunch its map service in China after an eight-year absence, Nikkei reported on Monday.
The company has set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website and introduced a map app for Chinese iPhones, Nikkei said.
When users of the app attempt to use its navigation features, they are automatically transferred to an app from AutoNavi, a mapping company owned by Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N), Nikkei said.
