TomTom has made a new acquisition to strengthen its position in autonomous driving technology.

TomTom has acquired Autonomous, an autonomous driving start-up.

The navigations and mapping giant has acquired Autonomos, a Berlin-based autonomous driving start-up, for an undisclosed amount.

The firm was founded in 2012 and has developed a full demonstration-level autonomous driving software stack.

TomTom said the Autonomos team will advance its map-based products for autonomous driving applications and added that having an in-house autonomous driving stack will enable TomTom to better serve customers with its products, including its HD map, RoadDNA localisation technology, as well as its navigation, traffic and other cloud services.

“This is an important development for TomTom as it will help us to continue to strengthen our capabilities for the future of driving and expand our knowledge and expertise,” said Harold Goddijn, CEO and co-founder of TomTom. “With this deal we are further positioning ourselves as one of the leaders in autonomous driving.”

“We are proud to have been selected by the world leader in map making for bringing autonomous driving together to the next level,” added Tinosch Ganjineh, CEO and co-founder of Autonomos. “TomTom’s technology combined with our intelligent driving know-how are a perfect match to make the dream of self-driving cars become a reality.”

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