BERLIN, April 9 (Reuters) - Germany's Federal Cartel

Office has closed proceedings into Google's automotive services

after the U.S. tech giant committed to remedies addressing its

concerns over competition, the regulator said on Wednesday.

"I am delighted that we have been able to reach an agreement

with Google and thus achieve immediate positive effects for the

economic sectors affected. Google's commitments have the

potential to bring about far-reaching changes in the market,"

cartel office president Andreas Mundt said in a statement.

The office had previously expressed concerns over the

company's in-car maps and infotainment systems due to their

bundled form, which it said could impede competitors' chances of

selling similar services individually.

In December 2023, around six months after the regulator

raised these concerns and a potential ban, Google sought to

dispel them by proposing measures that would allow the use of

competitors' maps and apps within its platform.