TomTom's advanced multi-source in-vehicle
navigation services cover broader areas and offer enhanced details
and accuracy to ensure vehicles are safer, more connected, and
increasingly autonomous.
SAN ANTONIO, June 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost &
Sullivan recently assessed the automotive map industry, and based
on its findings, recognizes TomTom with the 2024 Global Customer
Value Leadership Award. The company is a trailblazer in developing
location technology and digital mapping solutions.
Over the past three decades, TomTom has refined personal
navigation and unlocked the potential for mapmaking with its
real-time, community-driven mapping technologies. Today, the
company sets new global standards and offers a robust foundation
for innovators, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),
automakers, developers, and businesses of all sizes to tailor
mapping solutions to their specific needs. To inspire innovation,
the company leverages cutting-edge artificial intelligence and
partnerships with leading technology companies to build fresh,
accurate, and interoperable maps.
TomTom's Orbis Maps distinguish it in the market and highlight
its superior value proposition over competitors in automated
driving. It allows users to enhance base maps with routing datasets
and real-time traffic information for a precise estimated time of
arrival, simplify on-demand services with detailed street maps and
points of interest, identify optimal routes and charging points for
electric vehicles, and improve driver safety with predictive
maneuvers for automated vehicles.
TomTom's ADAS and HD map layers provide a border-to-border,
highly accurate, and realistic representation of the roadway,
including essential details for advanced driving applications. The
HD layers revolutionize automated driving systems with their
three-dimensional geometry and provide an exact model of the
surrounding environment, allowing vehicles to navigate with
unprecedented precision of up to 25 centimeters. The advanced
mapping solutions' crucial functionalities for modern vehicles
include:
- Speed warnings, intelligent speed assistance, and adaptive
cruise control
- Eco-routing and traffic sign recognition,
- Nuanced navigation and maneuvering with lane-specific driving
information, from recognizing lane dividers to adhering to speed
limits,
- intelligent speed adaptation, and speed warning,
- Advanced lane guidance and hands-free driving,
- Highly precise vehicle positioning with minimal data usage,
and
- Robust feedback mechanisms for continuous enhancement of
capabilities.
Manuel Albornoz, Best Practices
Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan, observed "TomTom delivers
its technology across various markets, including enterprise,
government, automotive, and consumer sectors. The company offers
superior location-based services that span over 200 countries and
territories. This expansive coverage relies on community-driven
insights, local expert knowledge, and traditional data sources such
as field surveys and satellite imagery. The result is a vibrant,
dynamic representation of the world that caters to the needs of
over five billion people globally."
TomTom offers a nuanced, constantly updated view of traffic
conditions by leveraging data from over five trillion
consumer-driven points, road sensors, and incident reports,
providing the most accurate real-time traffic information. This
gives the company a competitive edge in the industry. It enables
real-time navigation adjustments and provides a foundational
dataset for predicting traffic flow, identifying bottlenecks, and
planning future road network improvements.
The company's customer-centric strategies, authentic approach,
flawless execution, and diverse portfolio, including partnerships
with over 30 car brands and over 14 million vehicles deploying its
advanced driver assistance systems – ADAS – foster its market
leadership.
"TomTom's ability to innovate in speed assist, lane control, and
comprehensive high-definition maps enhances driving experience
across various vehicle brands. Furthermore, TomTom's scalable
solutions respond to the immediate needs of its diverse customer
base and anticipate future demand, solidifying its reputation as a
leader in delivering customer-centric mapping solutions," added
Kamalesh Moharangam, Research Manager at Frost & Sullivan.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the
company that has demonstrated excellence in implementing strategies
that proactively create value for its customers with a focus on
improving the return on the investment that customers make in its
services or products. The award recognizes the company's unique
focus on augmenting the value that its customers receive, beyond
simply good customer service, leading to improved customer
retention and customer base expansion.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize companies
in various regional and global markets for demonstrating
outstanding achievement and superior performance in leadership,
technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product
development. Industry analysts compare market participants and
measure performance through in-depth interviews, analyses, and
extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the
industry.
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