TomTom is moving fast to expand its GPS product line. On Monday, the company rolled out the TomTom XL 340S LIVE. TomTom also announced a new agreement with AT&T to provide the wireless connection to the XL 340S LIVE.
TomTom initially launched LIVE services on the premium GO range of devices. Now the company is extending the services to its mid-range devices. The LIVE services include local search powered by Google, real-time traffic information, a fuel-price service, weather, safety alerts, and QuickGPSfix, which helps the TomTom personal navigation device find your current position quickly.
“TomTom is committed to delivering real-time information to drivers whenever they need it, so they can quickly search online for points of interest, route around traffic, find the best fuel prices or access the latest weather reports,” said Jocelyn Vigreux, president of TomTom. “Backed by the strength of AT&T’s network, we’re giving drivers the very best foundation on which to enjoy a range of useful, real-time services.”
Leveraging LIVE Services
The TomTom XL 340S LIVE includes TomTom’s exclusive IQ Routes technology. It calculates routes based on historical speed measurements for every time of day and for every road segment, from large highways to small local roads. In up to 35 percent of all cases, drivers get a faster route, saving significant travel time, money and fuel, TomTom promises.
Real-time traffic speed and incident reports are automatically and wirelessly sent to the XL 340S LIVE every two to five minutes. Drivers can listen to information about traffic that is also displayed on the screen. Based on this information, a driver can either choose to remain on the current route with the new estimated time of arrival, or take an alternative route suggested by the device.
The XL 340S LIVE comes with full maps of the U.S., Canada and Mexico; seven million points…