Nokia has now completed the sale of its Here mapping unit to a consortium led by German car manufacturers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes (Daimler-Benz), for $3.1bn. In 2016, it will be interesting to see in which direction the automakers push Here – which currently claims to supply the in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems for four out of every five vehicles. The most immediate conclusion is that the purchase was made in order to further the group’s ambitions to drive the development of autonomous cars, which require high definition maps in order to navigate roads safely. There aren’t many choices on the market for these at the moment, so paying $3.1bn to bring that potential functionality inhouse makes a lot of sense,…