“We are the first to deliver a global platform that allows for map updates to be continuously released to users,” commented Harold Goddijn, CEO at TomTom. “The era of map updates in batches is over, now we can update maps as changes are detected. This puts TomTom in a unique position to start providing the real-time quality and accuracy needed for the future use-cases such as driver assistance applications and highly automated driving.”

TomTom’s new transactional mapmaking platform minimises the time between detecting changes in the real-world and updating the map on an end-user’s device. TomTom claim that a change can pass through the mapmaking process, be fully quality assured in real-time, and end up in a customer’s map in just minutes.

“This has been a huge, complex project for the maps team at TomTom and I’m very proud of what we’ve achieved and the time in which it has been achieved,” added Charles Cautley, managing director maps & licensing at TomTom. “There is a lot of potential with this new platform and with it we look forward to delivering the high-quality map content that meets the growing customer location requirements."