Urban Mobility
IAA Frankfurt, Germany, 12 September 2017 TomTom (TOM2) today announced an innovative new service for drivers of electric vehicles (EV). It’s called the TomTom EV Service, and it has been developed to help EV drivers to make informed decisions about when and where to charge their vehicles, reducing range anxiety. The TomTom EV Service provides real-time availability for charging points,
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Move to global standard in high definition maps to accelerate future of driving. BEIJING–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baidu Create AI Developer Conference, Beijing, China – TomTom (TOM2) and Baidu (BIDU) announced today that they have joined forces to develop high definition (HD) maps for autonomous driving. Their collaboration on the development of a global HD map service combines TomTom and Baidu’s expertise in HD
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TomTom (TOM2) and Bosch today announced the creation of an HD map with integrated Radar Road Signature layer for the localisation of vehicles in autonomous driving. The Radar Road Signature layer will allow automated vehicles to determine their exact location on a road down to a few centimeters, working in conjunction with the TomTom HD Map. Bosch Radar Tech
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TomTom today announced that Volvo Cars Corporation selected TomTom’s HD Map to power the first phase of the Volvo Drive Me programme. Drive Me is Volvo’s groundbreaking research project into autonomous driving wherein real drivers will integrate autonomous driving into their daily lives on public roads. The first group of drivers will be recruited in Gothenburg, Sweden, with further pilot
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March 07, 2017 01:31 AM Eastern Standard Time GENEVA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom (TOM2) today announced that its real-time TomTom Traffic information is now available in more than one million Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles. TomTom Traffic delivers highly accurate traffic information, in real-time, to drivers so they know where traffic has slowed down, why, and how to avoid it, enabling continuous rerouting when they need it the most.
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TomTom Telematics consolidates position as leading European fleet management solution provider, and looks ahead to future growth February 16, 2017 01:30 AM Eastern Standard Time AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom Telematics today announced that it has surpassed 700,000 subscriptions to its connected car and fleet management solutions (FMS). With over 46,000 customers, this cements the company’s position as Europe’s leading FMS provider. Over
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February 15, 2017 01:30 AM Eastern Standard Time AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom (TOM2) today announces the launch of a new traffic cooperation tool to exchange traffic data with cities, road authorities and other mobility stakeholders. Designed with ease-of-use in mind, the Road Event Reporter tool will allow selected customers and partners to share traffic data such as accidents, roadworks or road hazards with millions
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AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom (TOM2) announced that it has acquired Autonomos, a Berlin-based autonomous driving start-up. The acquisition strengthens TomTom’s position in autonomous driving. Autonomos has provided Research & Development consultancy services for automated vehicle assistance systems and has built up expertise and technologies in the process, including a full demonstration-level autonomous driving software stack, 3D sensor technology, and digital image processing. The
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LAS VEGAS, Nev.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TomTom (TOM2) is announcing the launch of the new TomTom Sports app today, bringing not just activity data, but insights and motivation, to millions of users. The new TomTom Sports app, co-created with athletes and fitness app users, gets people going by introducing motivational messages, activity trends and comparisons, performance stats down to the second, rich social
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MELBOURNE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ITS World Congress – TomTom (TOM2) today announces a joint autonomous driving demonstration with Bosch. TomTom provided its HD Map and RoadDNA technology to setup a demonstration on the Australian F1 Grand Prix circuit at Albert Park; these novel products are important components to enable Bosch’s demo vehicle to perform in autonomous driving mode. TomTom HD Map and
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