TomTom is accelerating the integration of new electric cars into its EV services
TomTom is expanding its e-Mobility suite with a new platform for vehicle manufacturers. “Electric Vehicle Management” aims to enable new electric car models to be integrated into routing, range calculation, and charging planning within minutes rather than months.
TomTom combines range calculation, routing, and charging planning for new electric car models.
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The Dutch navigation system manufacturer is further expanding its offerings for electric vehicles, targeting automakers and mobility service providers primarily. According to TomTom, the new feature is the Self-Service Platform Electric Vehicle Management, which allows manufacturers to input basic data such as battery size, charging ports, dimensions, and weight for new vehicle models.
Subsequently, the vehicles are assigned a digital ID that is used within TomTom’s services for route planning, charging recommendations, range calculation, and navigation. The company aims to avoid the need to integrate a vehicle multiple times for different applications. The same data set can be utilized in infotainment systems, companion apps, or web services, for example.
After onboarding, TomTom’s AI-driven consumption model is activated. It combines physical calculations with real driving data to derive vehicle-specific predictions for range and charging needs. As the data base grows, these forecasts are expected to improve further.
TomTom links vehicle data with range predictions
Meanwhile, TomTom is expanding its features for drivers. According to the company, the EV search tool allows users to find over 2.3 million charging stations in 117 countries. The information displayed includes charging power, opening hours, current availability, and expected occupancy at the time of arrival. A reliability rating is also provided to help avoid charging stations that may not be available.
In EV routing, the system selects appropriate charging stops along the route and automatically adjusts it if drivers change or skip a stop. Planned trips in a companion app can also be synchronized with the in-car system.
TomTom is already collaborating with automakers on electric vehicle navigation. Together with Volkswagen’s software subsidiary Cariad, the company introduced in 2024 a navigation solution optimized for electric cars that takes into account factors such as range, traffic, driving style, and the availability of charging stations. Its deployment was initially set to begin with Audi.
According to TomTom, its services already support more than six million electric vehicles worldwide. The new features can be integrated through APIs and SDKs or utilized via TomTom’s own navigation solutions. Electric Vehicle Management is available through the MyTomTom system.