Sumitomo Electric and TomTom Collaborate to Improve Road Safety and Traffic Congestion.
ITS World Congress, Singapore, October 17, 2019 Location technology specialist, TomTom (TOM2), and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today announced a collaboration utilizing Sumitomo Electric’s expertise in intelligent transport systems and TomTom’s highly accurate real-time traffic data and high definition maps. Working together, the companies will create mobility solutions designed to improve road safety and traffic congestion.
Koichi Washimi, General Manager of the Systems & Electronics Division, Sumitomo Electric, said: “Mobility is undergoing a major change, more so now than ever before – with innovative technologies and business models being born one after another. We believe that so many challenges in the intelligent transport systems field can be solved by fusing the expertise and technologies of our two companies, so I am delighted to be working with TomTom.”
Harold Goddijn, CEO, TomTom, said: “Our vision of a safe and autonomous world can only be achieved by working with innovative, expert partners like Sumitomo Electric. We’re very excited about the possibilities of our collaboration in tackling global mobility problems like traffic congestion and road safety.”

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TomTom Selects ChargeHub To Provide Electrical Vehicle Charging Station Information for its Maps
Reaches milestone of more than 300,000 charging stations
ITS World Congress, Singapore, October 17, 2019 Location technology specialist, TomTom (TOM2), today announced an agreement with ChargeHub, a leading aggregator and digital platform for public electrical vehicle charging stations (EVS). ChargeHub will provide TomTom with access to one of the largest databases of public charging stations in North America, bringing the total global number of charging stations integrated with TomTom’s maps to more than 300,000*.

“By integrating ChargeHub’s EVS data into our maps and EV Service, TomTom helps drivers to quickly and easily search and navigate to charging stations, saving time and reducing range anxiety.”, said Antoine Saucier, Managing Director, TomTom Automotive. “It’s a great example of how we’re removing barriers to widespread adoption of electric vehicles as we push towards our vision of a world free of emissions.”

“By working with TomTom, we are ensuring that the most complete and accurate information relating to charging becomes more widely available,” said Simon Ouellette, Co-Founder and President of ChargeHub. “We believe that this will bring more visibility to the EV infrastructure and help accelerate the transition to electric mobility.”

TomTom’s Maps and EV Service include global coverage and provide real-time availability information to reassure drivers during their search for charging stations. This product is available to TomTom’s Automotive and Enterprise customers in a variety of delivery formats.
*300,000 charging stations at 100,000 POIs (Points of Information)

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TomTom’s Next-Generation Road Event Reporter Launches
Road closures and events can now be reported to hundreds of millions of drivers more easily

ITS World Congress, Singapore, October 17, 2019 TomTom (TOM2), the location technology specialist, today announced that the second generation of its tool for reporting road closures, works and events, is now available. The TomTom Road Event Reporter is an easy-to-use web-based application that allows road authorities and trusted TomTom partners to help drivers avoid unnecessary delay and frustration by reporting current and upcoming road events.

Ralf-Peter Schäfer, VP Traffic and Travel Information, TomTom, comments: “Government agencies, automotive and logistics customers, as well as drivers in general rely on TomTom’s real-time traffic information to keep moving, so capturing as much information as possible on road closures and other events is absolutely critical for us. That’s why we’ve developed our next-generation Road Event Reporter tool which is even more intuitive for cities and road authorities to use.”

Cities and road authorities can announce roadworks in time for drivers to find new routes and stop congestion from forming; event organizers can announce races, festivals, or street markets that might disrupt traffic; and trusted partners can add critical information in real-time to enable the most optimal driving experience for their customers.

The free-to-use TomTom Road Event Reporter, which is map-based and allows the visualization of traffic flow and incidents, is available in the 81 countries where TomTom provides real-time traffic information.

Visitors to the TomTom booth at ITS World Congress can see a demonstration of the tool.

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