XL Navigation Just Got Even Better

AMSTERDAM--TomTom (AEX:TOM2) has made effortless navigation even more sophisticated with the new XL IQ Routesā„¢ edition2. This successor to the award-winning TomTom XL IQ Routesā„¢ edition sports a new simplified menu, along with features such as advanced lane guidance, spoken street names, Map Shareā„¢ and of course IQ Routesā„¢.

The XL IQ Routesā„¢ edition2 comes with a whole range of relevant features. To calculate the optimum route, TomTomā€™s innovative IQ Routesā„¢ technology uses real historic car speed measurements from the roads, plus analysis of the time and day of travel. This can save time, as well as money and fuel.

Via the large 11cm (4.3ā€???) touch screen drivers can access the new simplified start menu, which now features just two options ā€“ ā€˜Plan routeā€™ or ā€˜Browse mapā€™. This makes it even easier to get going on the road.

Advanced lane guidance is also included, making light work of particularly complex junctions. This feature displays all of the lanes on the device, showing clearly which one drivers should take ā€“ and helping to make navigation simpler and even more effortless. The spoken street names feature, meanwhile, also helps drivers keep their eyes on the road as the name of the turning they need is spoken out loud.

TomTom also helps drivers navigate with the best quality map at all times. If a new map has been released within 30 days of first using their device, TomTomā€™s latest map guarantee lets drivers download it once for free via TomTom HOME. And with built-in Map Shareā„¢ technology, drivers can make corrections to their map and download free corrections made by millions of other drivers in the TomTom community.

Importantly, the new XL IQ Routesā„¢ edition2 is also fully compatible with TomTomā€™s standard RDS-TMC Traffic service*, which transmits traffic information to the device and then plans an alternative route when one is available.

Availability and pricing

The TomTom XL IQ Routesā„¢ edition2 will be available from beginning of April with a recommended retail price of Ā£139 for UK & Ireland and Ā£159 for Western Europe.

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About TomTom N.V.

TomTom N.V. (AEX: TOM2) is the worldā€™s leading provider of location and navigation solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands it has over 3,000 employees worldwide. More than 40 million people use its solutions every day, in the form of dedicated portable navigation devices (PNDs), in-dash car systems or tracking and tracing solutions for fleet management. In addition, hundreds of millions of people use TomTomā€™s digital maps on the internet or mobile phones.

In 2009, TomTom reported ā‚¬1.5 billion in revenues and a ā‚¬340 million net cash flow from operating activities. More information about TomTom can be found at www.TomTom.com.