This morning we officially launched the Dutch supporter’s bus. Dressed in orange with a Bafana Bafana shirt; Joost Jetten of TomTom wished them good luck. The bus will be navigated by the G0750 live to make sure traffic will be avoided and reach all the destinations on time, to support the Dutch team. Hopefully the [...]

WC 2010 has already started, big traffic jam in Sandton……Now also weather report on your route and information on blocked areas during world cup in the whole of South Africa on your G0750 live. South Africa, Johannesburg – June 9, 2010 – On the 3rd of June TomTom, leading provider of navigation solutions and digital [...]

~ Accurate travel times for all roads: the moment drivers have all been waiting for ~ Johannesburg – 3 June, 2010 – Today, TomTom, the world’s leading provider of navigation solutions and digital maps, announces the availability of its unique LIVE Services offering, including real-time HD Traffic™ information, in South-Africa. Next to real-time traffic updates, [...]

Johannesburg – 3 June, 2010 – TomTom, the world’s leading portable navigation solutions provider, today announces the availability of IQ Routes™ technology and advanced lane guidance in South Africa. TomTom’s smart routing technologies allow for more precise route calculation and travel times and provide even clearer route guidance on route. “With the introduction of IQ [...]

As part of our preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and in order to ensure seamless traffic congestion management during this period, Airports Company South Africa in conjunction with the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and the South African Police Force have scheduled, planned road closures at O.R. Tambo International Airport. Please be advised therefore [...]

Today is apparently known in some circles “Star Wars Day” (May the 4th be with you….get it?) and to celebrate the occasion, TomTom has introduced some new additions to its lineup of celebrity GPS voices. Starting today, motorists in the United Kingdom can purchase the soothing voice of Darth Vader to add to their GPS [...]

TomTom is offering a free satellite navigation system to customers if England win the World Cup Final. It might seem like a long shot but the offer is open to anyone who purchases a GO550, GO750 and GO950 in the run-up to the tournament. The football promotion is running for an eight-week period from April [...]

~ TomTom HD Traffic and Local Search Powered by Google among New Features Coming Soon ~ CeBIT, Germany – 2 March 2010 – A number of new services and features are coming soon to the TomTom app for iPhone, including TomTom HD Traffic for real-time traffic speed and incident reports, and Local Search powered by [...]

Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, 16 February 2010 The most complete map of South Africa now has the features World Cup Soccer fans want; free APIs to help application developers deliver the best mobile and web applications Barcelona, Mobile World Congress, and Irene, South-Africa, 16 February 2010— With World Cup Soccer on the horizon, digital maps [...]

Can GPS navigation devices help sport spectators to arrive alive at sports stadiums in foreign countries? I have come across an interesting story on SPORTStechy about the Winter Olympics and how the mapping software of TomTom is assisting thousands of spectators. I would like to qioute from this story: “For those of us who live [...]