TomTom has acquired Autonomos, a Berlin-based autonomous driving start-up.
Autonomos, established in 2012, has provided research and development consultancy services for automated vehicle assistance systems.
According to TomTom, the acquisition aims to strengthen the navigation and mapping products company's position in autonomous driving. With the acquisition, TomTom is joined by a team that traces its lineage back to the DARPA Grand Challenge competitions.
The team will advance TomTom's map-based products for autonomous driving applications. Having an in-house autonomous driving stack will enable TomTom to better serve customers with its products, including its HD map, RoadDNA localisation technology, as well as its navigation, traffic and other cloud services, adds the company.
"This is an important development for TomTom as it will help us to continue to strengthen our capabilities for the future of driving and expand our knowledge and expertise," says Harold Goddijn, CEO and co-founder of TomTom. "With this deal we are further positioning ourselves as one of the leaders in autonomous driving."
"We are proud to have been selected by the world leader in map making for bringing autonomous driving together to the next level," says Tinosch Ganjineh, CEO and co-founder of Autonomos. "TomTom's technology combined with our intelligent driving know-how are a perfect match to make the dream of self-driving cars become a reality"
No further details of the acquisition were disclosed.
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