Introducing TomTom IndiGO: The world’s first open digital cockpit software platform for carmakers – GlobeNewswire
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TomTom (TOM2), the geolocation technology specialist, today unveiled TomTom IndiGO, the world’s first open digital cockpit software platform for carmakers. TomTom IndiGO brings users’ digital lives and access to car functions sea…….
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TomTom (TOM2), the geolocation technology specialist, today unveiled TomTom IndiGO, the world’s first open digital cockpit software platform for carmakers. TomTom IndiGO brings users’ digital lives and access to car functions seamlessly and safely into the in-dash experience.
The platform expertly unifies all passenger and driver displays through a common user interface that gives access to climate control, the audio system, extensive vehicle systems settings, and the latest apps and services. IndiGO is operated through voice and touch – including steering wheel controls. IndiGO’s online connectivity, deep integration with the vehicle system, its attention to the driver’s situation and environment, enable a uniquely safe and intuitive user experience that keeps getting better over time.
“We have learned over the years that software development for vehicles can be slow and expensive for carmakers – TomTom IndiGO is the perfect answer to our customers’ needs. With IndiGO, we give carmakers a powerful, flexible, and cost-effective development environment to create class-leading digital experiences that will take a fraction of the time and the usual cost,” said Harold Goddijn, CEO at TomTom. “The innovative TomTom IndiGO is the way forward. It provides a platform for carmakers to deploy modern software development principles like rapid prototyping, fast deployment and incremental improvements,” he continued. “With TomTom IndiGO, carmakers and their software partners have a framework for efficient collaboration, continuous integration and incremental improvement. Thanks to online connectivity, and an open and ever-growing ecosystem of app developers and service providers, TomTom IndiGO will only get better over time.”
Designed to delight drivers and passengers
TomTom IndiGO offers a holistic user experience, performing as an extension of the driver’s digital life. The new digital cockpit platform recognizes the driver’s profile automatically from their phone, personalizing the driver menu with their preferences, apps, and syncing the driver’s calendar to guide them effortlessly to their next appointment.
IndiGO spans all in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) displays and offers a boundless app store from specialist partners that will delight users. Thanks to IndiGO’s awareness and consideration of external factors, drivers and passengers will be able to message friends, enjoy wide-ranging entertainment and use leading productivity applications to get work done, in safe conditions.
With TomTom IndiGO, it’s easy for drivers to extend their connected experience with their vehicle from afar. The software platform makes it easy for customer companion apps to connect, and prepare for their next trip, for example, by presetting the heating on a cold day or by checking on …….
