Without this base road data, Garmin, TomTom, Apple and Google navigation apps could not exist.
TomTom also recently lowered its full-year revenue expectations, citing weakness in the PND market.
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Many wonder whether Nokia and TomTom might restrict access to these maps, denying them to competitors.
Though unpopular, TomTom maintains that the employment of its data for so-called speed traps was legal.
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Amsterdam-based TomTom has grabbed 20% of the U.S. market, according to Chicago-based investment tracker Morningstar.
"This direction highly favors TomTom over Garmin, " says Richard Keiser, technology strategist at Sanford C.
TomTom today introduces TomTom Rider, a new portable navigation device created especially for bikers.
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Bikers can easily create and then upload their personalised routes direct to their TomTom Rider device.
ENGADGET: TomTom Rider motorcycle GPS gets refresh, for those born to be guided
The TomTom VIA Series will be available at retail stores and from online retailers in mid-2011.
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This announcement follows the recent release of the TomTom Hands-free Car Kit for Smartphones.
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TomTom's Congestion Index is the world's most accurate barometer of congestion in urban areas.
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Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3, 500 employees and operates from 50 locations in 35 countries.
Today, TomTom releases a new update to the app that makes it available to more Android owners.
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The electric vehicle programme is of great importance to us at Renault and the Carminat TomTom Z.
That's true for standalone GPS devices such as TomTom or Garmin and smartphone navigators like Navigon.
TomTom said the business unit had grown 20% year-over-year and now generated 36% of its total revenue.
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TomTom Rider gives bikers the ability to find and ride the best scenic routes in the world.
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The menu provides access to the world of in-car multimedia, GPS TomTom LIVE navigation, the R-LINK Store, etc.
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It is a trend TomTom will need to negotiate carefully as it expands its content and services business.
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TomTom will likely begin inserting cellular radio chips in its devices to open them up to the Internet.
TomTom's Windings Roads feature allows bikers to select routes with the most bends for a more exciting ride.
ENGADGET: TomTom Rider motorcycle GPS gets refresh, for those born to be guided
Being able to offer TomTom users the possibility of updating their maps and their experience is extremely powerful.
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On the cab side, there's the so-called Taxi Assistant, a TomTom-branded device which alerts drivers to incoming requests.
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TomTom will provide information to support daily location needs of Wave3 users, from navigation to search and find.
"The new Car Kit has been designed for safety and convenience, " said Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director at TomTom.
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TomTom's real-time driving community automatically detects road closures and roadworks even when they are not reported by official sources.
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TomTom's Upload Routes and Go feature enables bikers to upload preferred routes captured online to the TomTom Rider device.
ENGADGET: TomTom Rider motorcycle GPS gets refresh, for those born to be guided
TomTom's traffic database contains more than six trillion data measurements and is growing by five billion measurements every day.
ENGADGET: TomTom HD Traffic 6.0 upgrade ready for consumers, hopes to guide them through LA traffic
'We needed a partner that could deliver to our strict requirements for quality and TomTom rose to the occasion.
TomTom navigation, map and traffic technologies will be incorporated into the new app.
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