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Sales in Harman's Infotainment business, which provides integrated navigation, entertainment and communication systems to carmakers, rose 29 percent to $736 million in the third quarter ended March 31.

The business is the company's biggest revenue generator.

www.cnbc.com/id/101633443

Een licensing deal met Harman zou een dikke, dikke vis zijn. Maarja, HERE is er ook nog.

The company(Harman) has a market cap of $7.329 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.46.
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Keeping drivers on the right track and with eyes on the road:

Not too long ago car human machine interfaces (HMIs) were simple and easy to use with few features and clear functions. New and interesting user interaction concepts are emerging. But, with the growing complexity of features, today’s use experience has become increasingly intimidating.
In this quickly evolving technological landscape the automotive industry is now tasked with solving the apparent contradiction of increasing complexity while reducing driver distraction in the interests of safety. Replacing paper maps and written directions with electronic GPS guides is one of the breakthroughs. With the introduction of the TomTom GO portable navigation device in 2004 drivers could easily go from Point A to B – without knowing where Point B was. TomTom subsequently acquired TeleAtlas, one of the few automotivegrade global digital map suppliers. Having control of the entire navigation value chain paved the way for the 2009 launch of Carminat TomTom for Renault, followed by Carminat TomTom LIVE in 2010, which was the first built-in connected navigation system available for less than 500 euros.
TomTom’s user interface design is based on the principles that products should be easy to use, intuitive, and not require a user manual. The experience built up through the supply of tens of millions of devices since 2004 is behind the latest range of consumer devices launched in 2013 in Europe, and most recently in the US.
In an online webinar Cees van Dok talks about automotive companies offering a selection of features which only end up confusing customers. In the final webinar Jan-Maarten de Vries, Vice President of Product Management and Strategy at TomTom Automotive looked at the benefits of integrating multiple TomTom components, digital maps, navigation software and connected services.
Automotive Industries asked van Dok to elaborate on his statement that many automotive OEMs offer navigation systems that “confuse and enrage”.
Van Dok: A common cause can be overall system complexity. Many In-Vehicle-Infotainment systems suffer from too many features that all compete for user attention. OEMs seem to be afraid to leave out features that only few customers may want. A second is quality and responsiveness of the user interface. Systems that react slowly to user input, or that require too much “work” from the user form another source of misery. Examples are on-board voice recognition that doesn’t always “understand” user input well or a search user interface that requires a step-by-step process rather than a single type-in box. Another source of frustration is related to the fact that many built-in systems feel “dated”. For people who are used to the rapid evolution of natural user interfaces on their personal devices, it feels the UI in the car got stuck in old interaction design conventions.
AI: How does TomTom Automotive help minimize these problems?
Van Dok: The TomTom UI is built on experience from the development of aftermarket navigation over many years. We focus on making our products as easy to use as possible. For example we pay most attention to the key use cases navigation has to fulfill and try to make those experiences as good and smooth as we can. Secondary and less important features are moved to lower levels in the UI so they don’t interfere with normal, daily use. Examples of ease are a great search interface where a single input field returns both addresses as well as POIs in a comprehensive and easy to read view. Another is the permanent display of frequently visited places on the map so it only requires a single tap on screen to drive to a common destination.
AI: What are some of the factors that have to be taken into consideration in automotive HMI systems?
Van Dok: Most important is that the system should support and reassure the driver and not distract. For navigation that means information should be concise, easy to read and consistent. Just a quick glance should be sufficient for the user to be able to take drive-centric decisions. Interaction while driving should be kept to an absolute minimum. For example, our UI provides a journey overview when a next instruction is still far away and it shows more information about where and how to drive when the user gets closer to an instruction point. At any time when the user glances at the screen it should show the most meaningful “up ahead” information without requiring any manual switching.
AI: Please give us some more examples.
Van Dok: There our map zoom behavior. Capacitive touch screens allow for fancy pinch and gesture based map zooming. But, whilst driving, this is a much too complex and distracting. That’s why we feel strongly about smart automatic zooming of the map. We include manual zoom buttons that behave in a smart way. For example when we zoom in on the 2D map, we render the actual position of the car on a side of the screen such that as much as possible of the route ahead can be displayed at that zoom level. Zoom level in 3D depends on the road class – when the car travels faster more of the road ahead is displayed than when driving on in-city streets and lower speeds.
AI: Give us examples of how you had to rework a user interface.
Van Dok: Our UI design and development teams work in an iterative process of conception, designing, building, drive testing and refining. All aspects of the design phase involve real customers and a lot of real world drive testing. Through our 52international groups of alpha and beta testers we gain a lot of input from the field, which helps us improve and hone a feature so that we’re sure it performs well and meets expectations before we release it to market.
AI: How do you see HMI evolving in the automotive space?
Van Dok: HMI will be a multi-screen car cockpit where the classic telematics cluster will lose its significance. I assume drivers are ultimately more interested to see information about what’s happening and relevant on the road ahead than what’s happening under the bonnet. Many features that are now brought to the user via an IVI system in the center stack or via Smartphone apps, will become prominent driver info presented front and center behind and above the steering wheel (driver-centric) and via auxiliary displays like HUD and screen elements embedded in for example rear view mirrors. We’ll move away from touch screens to new tactile controls that aren’t necessarily single purpose buttons and levers but also more generic steering wheel controls that enable switching, pointing and picking, eye tracking and also voice recognition as a supportive, secondary way to control the user interface.
AI: What are some of the products at TomTom that have changed automotive related HMI?
Van Dok: Renault R-Link is one of our more recent complete IVI systems. It has scored top of evaluation in an independent EU Usability Benchmarking report by SBD, an independent technical consultancy specializing in automotive technology. R-Link leads the ranking as the most user-friendly infotainment system with simplicity and sophistication of the interface. It fulfills the needs and expectations of volume brands owners for simple and intuitive interfaces and great usability at a low price tag

Bron: www.ai-online.com/Adv/Previous/show_i...
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TomTom Traffic now available across the entire new TomTom GO series

~ New TomTom GO 40, 50 and 60 launched ~
May 07, 2014 02:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TomTom (TOM2) is making its real-time traffic information available to more drivers with the launch of the TomTom GO 40, 50 and 60. All new TomTom GO devices now offer Lifetime TomTom Traffic*, helping drivers to get to their destinations faster, every day.

“The TomTom GO is a travel companion for every driver who has ever had to battle through traffic congestion”

TomTom GO devices combine real-time traffic information with routing technology to always offer drivers the fastest route available. TomTom Traffic covers all roads and combines data from millions of drivers to deliver traffic information so accurate, it can pinpoint the exact start and end of a traffic jam.

“The TomTom GO is a travel companion for every driver who has ever had to battle through traffic congestion,” says Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director, TomTom Consumer “With this new TomTom GO series, we are broadening the availability of TomTom Traffic even further. Our aim is to help more drivers to avoid the jams and get there faster.”

The TomTom GO 40, 50 and 60 feature a one touch screen, rich user interface , simplified user interaction, 3D Maps, EasyPort Mount and Lifetime Maps**. Drivers can also choose between a 4”, 5”, or a 6” screen size.

The devices are now available online and in-store from €159.
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TOMTOM : Business Software Community Invited to Build Apps Through Fleet Management Data

05/08/2014 | 02:31am US/Eastern

At the first International Developer Conference, to be held in Amsterdam on May 15, TomTom Telematics will demonstrate the capabilities of the WEBFLEET platform’s APIs. The multiple APIs and SDKs allow 3rd party software and hardware to integrate with the WEBFLEET solution and access fleet management and vehicle telematics data.

The event will showcase the opportunities for developers to use such data in innovative ways and create new mobile applications and hardware or software integrations.

Attendees will also get a preview of the development capabilities of the forthcoming PRO 8270 and PRO 8275 driver terminals – the WEBFLEET-enabled TomTom Bridge versions – and their PRO.connect SDK, which allows business applications to be hosted on the 7” driver terminal.

WEBFLEET is the most open fleet management solution in the industry, with its 150 .connect partners, including PTV, CGI and Zebra, and over 200 apps related to ERP, routing and scheduling, SalesForce Automation, mobile printing, temperature sensoring and more.

“Connected car data can be of tremendous value to companies” says Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director TomTom Telematics. “Our aim is to empower partners to unleash the full potential of the WEBFLEET platform. Together we can create end-to-end business systems that deliver ever greater value to customers.”

“The APIs of WEBFLEET allow customers to truly integrate fleet management into their business environment. With this they can be more efficient, more customer oriented and competitive than with any other fleet management solution.”…

Developers interested in attending the .connect Developer Conference 2014 can sign up at business.tomtom.com/en_gb/landingpage...
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Weer 2 nieuwe patenten:

tinyurl.com/mfzzmkf
"A mobile device associated with a road vehicle or the like, has a mapping or navigation functionality configured to determining whether the vehicle is in a forwards or backwards driving mode. When a change of driving mode is detected, the mapping functionality effectively resets so that the transition between driving modes is rendered smoothly and efficiently."

tinyurl.com/meq2wld

"A method of generating a horizon for use by an ADAS of a vehicle involves using digital location-based data, driver data and/or vehicle data to determine the likelihood that different outgoing paths are taken at a decision point along a currently traversed road segment, and deriving a probability that each path may be taken. The probability may be based on one or more of: an angle of the path relative to the incoming path, the road class of the path, a speed profile of the path, historical paths taken by vehicles at the decision point, and historical paths taken at the decision point by the individual driver or vehicle."

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Capi launches new wearable electronics range
Andrew Pentol
7-May-2014

Consumers can try before they buy in-store and benefit from various promotions

Dutch electronics retailer Capi The Travellers Electronics Company has launched a new range of wearable electronics. The electronic bands connect to smartphones and tablets, track activity, heart rate and calories burnt and offer a range of health and wellness apps. The collection of wearables from brands such as TomTom and Polar are available at all Capi locations. Prices range from €79 ($110) to €450 ($627) depending on the options available.

The products are divided into two groups in-store. The first group comprises bands or sport watches aimed at health and fitness. These bands contain a pedometer, which track activity, calories and sleep rhythm, a heart-rate tracker and altimeter. They are also water-proof.

Group two consists of smartwatches integrated with smartphones and tablets. These watches show messages received by consumers on their phones or lets them know who is calling. The latest Samsung smartwatches enable users to take pictuires, interact with apps on phones and make calls.

Polar (Polar Loop), Sony Life, LG/Google and Apple, Samsung and Fitbit are among those brands either available in Capi stores or to be introduced later this year. Visitors to Capi outlets in Europe and South Africa can test the products at dedicated touch and feel tables and take advantage of large in-store promotions.

Royal Capi-Lux managing director Peter Wiggers said: "Wearable electronics are the ultimate innovation of the year in consumer electronics. These smart and sport watches are revolutionising the way people interact and use electronic devices. They are also items that fit Capi perfectly. These bands and watches are fun, innovative, fit easily into a suitcase and make the ideal gift. We are delighted to be able to offer the international traveller such a comprehensive range of novel brand products."

TomTom managing director Corinne Vigreux commented: "We know that the heart rate is the most accurate way of gaining insight into the body's response to a training session. The introduction of the TomTom Cario Runner makes training based on heart-rate posible for all runners, thereby improving performance. Capi offers us a unique platform to get that message across."
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How risky are your drivers?

"Working drivers get a bad reputation, but are they really as dangerous as people claim? Katie Beck investigates the truth behind the headlines."

fleetworld.co.uk/news/2014/May/How-ri...
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Global In-Car Infotainment Take Rate to Reach 21-22% Mid 2014

Answering questions from financial analysts at their quarterly earnings briefing last week, Dinesh Paliwal, CEO of Harman explained that the global in-car infotainment systems take rate has been growing up more than expected in the last few months.

Last summer during their investor day Harman estimated the global infotainment take rate was around 17 percent and forecast it to reach 19 percent in the middle of 2014 (based on the assumption of 23 percent for North America, 29 percent for Europe and 17 percent for China).

It turns out, according to Dinesh Paliwal, that this take rate is likely to end up at 21 or 22 percent by the end of Harman’s fiscal year (i.e. end of June 2014), a significant increase on a year on year basis. Harman currently commands more than 20 percent market share for the supply of in-car infotainment systems which makes this forecast quite credible for the total market.
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marijke m schreef op 10 mei 2014 18:36:

Sorry, zie nu pas dat het ook al op het andere draadje gepost is.
Goed juist om het later te kunnen nalezen....
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Northgate Flexible Renting partners with TomTom to offer new fleet management service in Spain

Amsterdam, 13 May 2014 – TomTom Telematics will power a new fleet management service in Spain for leasing company, Northgate Flexible Renting to help its customers cut fleet running costs.
The new service, NorthgateData powered by TomTom, will use TomTom Telematics’ track and trace technology. The service will enable firms to boost productivity, cut fuel and maintenance costs, and respond faster to customers by giving them quick access to vehicle data.
“By partnering with TomTom, the market leader in fleet management systems, we can now offer our customers added value by reducing the total cost of fleet ownership,” said Fernando Cogollos, Managing Director Northgate Flexible Renting.
Northgate’s lease customers will now be able to locate their vehicles in real-time, assign the nearest vehicles for jobs, and access mileage and historic vehicle-usage reports. This will help them plan better routes and optimise drivers’ working time.
"This partnership extends our market reach helping more businesses than ever before benefit from TomTom’s leading fleet management solutions” added Thomas Schmidt, Managing Director TomTom Telematics.
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Russia Becomes the 50th Country of TomTom’s Global Speed Cameras Service

Amsterdam, 13 May 2014 –TomTom (TOM2) has launched its Speed Cameras service in Russia, making it the 50th country where the service is available. Drivers will benefit from up-to-date warnings of nearby speed and red-light cameras.
This service will be offered to leading car manufacturers and app developers, who can easily integrate the world-class service into their systems. Backed by OpenLR* technology, TomTom is able to pinpoint over 3000 speed cameras across Russia.
“Drivers in Russia are now better equipped to make smarter decisions on every journey, keeping to the designated speed limit and avoiding costly fines,” commented Ralf-Peter Schäfer, VP of Traffic and Travel Information at TomTom. “The launch of this service adds to the real-time information available to Russian drivers; TomTom recently launched its world-class traffic information in Russia, helping drivers avoid frustrating traffic jams and reach their destination faster.”
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Brabant in car III
Is al eens eerder aan de orde geweest, maar de proef start binnen afzienbare tijd volgens het Eindhovens dagblad.

www.beterbenutten.nl/pagina/305/

met daarin het onderdeel waaraan TOMTOM meewerkt:

Dynamic Lane Guidance: Dit consortium biedt een groep weggebruikers een TomTom-routenavigatieapp die is uitgebreid met dynamische rijstrookbegeleiding. De gebruiker krijgt te horen welke rijstrookpositie ideaal is en welke snelheid de juiste is om files te voorkomen. Sommige vrijwilligers krijgen een camera en radarmonitor ingebouwd om te onderzoeken of door eigen waarnemingen de doorstroming kan worden verbeterd. Ook wordt getest of communicatie tussen voertuigen en infrastructuur meerwaarde heeft voor de doorstroming van het verkeer. De TU Delft bundelt alle gegevens en geeft een advies terug aan de navigatie.
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Slimme auto doet TomTom in het Apple-kamp belanden

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TomTom gaat de band met Apple verder intensiveren. Dat vertelde topman Harold Goddijn vandaag ter gelegenheid van het tienjarig bestaan van het navigatiekastje.

Bij Apple’s ambitieuze CarPlay-project ,dat de iPhone verbindt met de auto, neemt het Amsterdamse high-techbedrijf de navigatie voor zijn rekening. In de strijd die woedt tussen Google, Microsoft en Apple om de ‘slimme auto’ is TomTom helemaal in het Apple-kamp beland. Een kleine twintig autofabrikanten – waaronder Mercedes Benz, BMW, Ford, GM en Toyota – gaat CarPlay in nieuwe modellen inbouwen. Ook gaan iPhone-gebruikers actief bijdragen aan betere kaarten. Ze kunnen fouten rechtstreeks doorgeven. TomTom ziet ook nieuwe toepassingen voor de locatiegegevens uit de smartphone.

TomTom-topman Harold Goddijn liet dit gisteren weten tijdens een gesprek naar aanleiding van het tienjarig bestaan van het navigatiekastje. TomTom blijft ondanks de gedaalde vraag naar deze apparatuur hiermee doorgaan. „Want de daling vlakt af.” Volgens Goddijn is stabilisatie in zicht. Dit geeft TomTom de tijd in nieuwe activiteiten te investeren. Zonder dat de glanzende groeicijfers van een jaar of zeven geleden weer terugkomen, heeft Goddijn het gevoel dat een nieuwe fase van expansie naderbij komt.

TomTom heeft vele potjes op het vuur staan die het wegzakken van de inkomsten uit navigatiekastjes gaandeweg kunnen compenseren. Goddijn geeft toe dat de ontwikkeling van sommige activiteiten veel langer duurt dan was voorzien. Hij noemt als voorbeeld het Duits softwarebedrijf voor vlootbeheer dat zeven jaar geleden werd overgenomen. „We dachten dat het voldoende was daar een TomTom-merkje op te plakken en de dienst internationaal uitrollen.” De periode die verloopt tussen het eerste contact met een potentiële klant en de order duurde veel langer. Maar de vaart zit er nu eindelijk in. „Met fleetmanagement zijn we nu de grootste in Europa,” aldus Goddijn. „Dat groeit hard. Binnen twee à drie jaar verdubbelt de omzet naar €200 miljoen.”

Ook kostte het TomTom vrij veel moeite nieuwe inkomstenbronnen in de auto-industrie aan te boren. Het Amsterdamse bedrijf verkeek zich een beetje op het conservatisme in die wereld. Het duurt ook lang voordat nieuwe technologie in de auto komt. „We plannen nu voor automodellen die in 2017/2018 op de markt verschijnen.” Het bedrijfsonderdeel dat verkeersinformatie zoals over wegafzettingen verkoopt, zit stevig in de lift. „Bijna iedere auto met een simkaart krijgt onze verkeersinformatie. We zijn marktleider.”

Een snel groeiende activiteit is die van de sporthorloges. Vorig jaar werd hiermee €20 miljoen omzet gehaald, terwijl het dit jaar mogelijk moet zijn boven de €50 miljoen uit te komen. Goddijn geeft ook toe de afgelopen jaren fouten te hebben gemaakt. De ontwikkelafdeling was te centraal en te complex georganiseerd. „We hadden eerder de verantwoordelijkheid bij kleinere clubjes moeten leggen.”
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MÜNCHEN (AFN/BLOOMBERG) - BMW verwacht dit jaar een sterkere vraag naar auto's wereldwijd. Vooral in Noord-Amerika en China zal de afzet toenemen. Dat liet de Duitse autofabrikant donderdag weten in een verklaring die voorafgaand aan de aandeelhoudersvergadering naar buiten is gebracht. Ook de Europese automarkt toont tekenen van herstel.

Topman Norbert Reithofer liet weten dat ,,2014 een jaar wordt van groeimogelijkheden voor de auto-industrie''. BMW bevestigde ook zijn verwachting dat de verkopen dit jaar voor het eerst boven de 2 miljoen auto's zullen uitkomen. Dat is 2 jaar vroeger dan eerder verwacht.

BMW nam in 2005 al de toppositie over van Mercedes-Benz als de grootste verkoper van luxere auto's. Mercedes werd ook ingelopen door Audi, dat nu op de tweede plaats staat. Zowel Mercedes als Audi zeggen tegen 2020 de eerste plaats te willen veroveren.
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Telenav switches Scout navigation apps to OpenStreetMap, and rebrands Skobbler 4 months after acquisition

By The Next Web

Navigation company Telenav has announced that its US-focused Scout app for iPhone is today switching to OpenStreetMap (OSM) from TomTom for all its mapping data. For the unitiated, OpenStreetMap is a free, editable map of the world created by the online masses ('Wikipedia for maps'), and is designed to make it easy for developers to integrate into their own applications.
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Webfleet to increase efficiency for Blu3

Blu3, a London-based civil engineering company, is to introduce TomTom Telematics' Webfleet system as part of measures in place to achieve Freight Operator Recognition Scheme silver status.

FORS silver status is awarded by Transport for London to operators that have systems in place to improve a range of safety and environmental criteria.

To help meet these standards, the company aims to cut fuel costs and carbon emissions using TomTom Telematics' Webfleet platform to monitor fleet location, activity and efficiency.

Blu-3 – currently accredited with FORS bronze status – has rolled out TomTom Telematics’ tracking and diagnostic devices across a 125-strong vehicle fleet, which ranges from cars to 32 tonne rigid trucks.

“The monitoring of key performance indicators holds the key to reducing our carbon footprint,” said transport manager Matthew Bennett.

The ecoPLUS fuel diagnostic device reads fuel consumption data directly from the vehicle to provide data on CO2 emissions and insights into individual and fleet mpg.

This information, along with data on speeding, harsh braking and steering, is fed back to managers in Webfleet who can coach drivers to improve fleet performance. Engine trouble code alerts, meanwhile, notify Blu-3’s fleet department in real time of vehicle problems that may arise – helping reduce maintenance costs and improve driver safety.
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groeibriljantje schreef op 19 mei 2014 15:27:

Hopelijk komen de inkomsten uit BlackBerry op gang. TomTom is al sterk in Indonesie.

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Leuk. Nu nog bereik, everywhere in Indonesia, let's say Sulawesi. I know what I'm talking about.
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