TomTom Reduces EV Drivers’ Range and Charging Anxiety with New Hubject Deal
19 Mai 2021 - 7:30AM
TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, today announced
an extension to its relationship with Hubject, an e-mobility
digital specialist. Hubject has established the world’s largest
cross-provider platform for electric vehicle charging. TomTom’s EV
suite and TomTom’s Maps APIs now receive more information related
to charging point locations, connector types and, critically,
availability, helping drivers and EV fleet managers to save time
and avoid stress.
“TomTom is constantly upgrading its maps and EV
suite, removing barriers to widespread adoption of electric
vehicles as we push towards our vision of a cleaner, emission-free
future,” said Antoine Saucier, Managing Director, TomTom
Automotive. “This agreement with Hubject means TomTom’s navigation
offers EV drivers access to an industry leading number of charging
points, making them more relaxed about their vehicle’s range – and
where they can charge it – than ever before.”
The deal brings the total global number of
charging points on TomTom’s maps to almost 450,000. More than
175,000 of those charging points provide availability information
to drivers via the TomTom’s EV charging points service.
TomTom’s high-quality EV points of interest
(POIs) will further enhance the EV driving experience with TomTom’s
location technology. The latest TomTom EV Routing and Range
technology uses a broad catalogue of factors to plan the best
route, precisely predict range and calculate a reliable estimated
time of arrival (ETA). These factors include current and maximum
battery level; driving speed; road type and gradient, as well as
traffic and charging point information.
EV POIs are made available to developers via
TomTom’s Maps APIs. The deal with Hubject enriches the solutions
developers can propose to companies with EV fleets. Users will be
able to find all of TomTom’s EV POIs via the Search API. While
TomTom’s Extended Routing API, which provides Long Distance EV
Routing, takes into account all the available charging
possibilities along the way.
“We are delighted to be working with TomTom to
bring information on the world’s largest cross-provider EV roaming
platforms to even more EV drivers,” said Christian Hahn, CEO of
Hubject. “We are excited to join forces with a like-minded company,
focused on delivering solutions to overcome electric vehicle
adoption challenges.”
Drivers can also find available EV charging
points on the TomTom GO Navigation app (available for download via
Google Play, App Store and Huawei AppGallery), and on TomTom’s
newest and most powerful sat nav: the TomTom GO Discover.
About TomTom:
At TomTom we’re mapmakers, providing location
technology for drivers, carmakers, enterprises and developers.
Our highly accurate maps, navigation software,
real-time traffic information and APIs enable smart mobility on a
global scale, making the roads safer, the drive easier and the air
cleaner.
Headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in 30
countries, TomTom’s technologies are trusted by hundreds of
millions of drivers, businesses and governments worldwide.
www.tomtom.com
For further Information:
Media:tomtom.pr@tomtom.com
Investor Relations:
ir@tomtom.com
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