Uber has made no secret of its global ambitions. The company’s plans, however, will not include the multibillion-dollar purchase of Here, the main competitor to Google Maps.

Uber, the ride-hailing service, is now out of the running to acquire Here, according to three people with knowledge of the talks. The company had submitted an offer for the mapping division this year for as much as $3 billion.

Instead, the three people said, negotiations for Here have focused on a potential deal between Nokia and a consortium of German automakers, including BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz. The automakers rely heavily of the Finnish company’s digital mapping division to power their onboard navigation and entertainment systems. The people would speak only on the condition of anonymity because the discussions were private.

Multiple private equity and industry players, including the Chinese tech giants Baidu and Tencent, had also shown significant interest in acquiring Here. But their interest has waned as the carmakers’ continued, the people said.