Update: TomTom has clarified with us that the update will be submitted in about 2-3 weeks, not publicly available at that time. The update should actually be available sometime this Spring.
During Macworld 2010 we had a chance to sit down with TomTom’s Vice President of Marketing Development, Tom Murray, who provided us with a couple of details regarding the company’s upcoming update to their popular iPhone turn-by-turn navigation app.
The TomTom v1.3 update is set to hit the App Store in Spring and will include, among other things, live traffic and Google POI search. The live traffic feature will be available as an in-app purchase, although the price has yet to be determined. The live traffic feature will also be subscription-based, lasting for a total of 12 months. Google POI search will be available for free as part of the update. The update should contain a handful of other minor tweaks and fixes as well.
TomTom also has many other things planned for their iPhone navigation app this year. Although it may not seem like it at times, they have been listening to user feedback and have a laundry list of features they would like to implement based on that feedback. The company intends to tackle the most sought after features first, so keep watching the site for more details.
Way too little, way too late. Other providers including Google are eating their lunch while TomTom is eating their hats.
and seriously.. $80.. have they checked the prices of their competitors lately?
I’ve tried 4 different GPS apps, and I still find I always end up using TomTom… Its clearly the best one (for me).
For me the TomTom is very easy to use.
TomTom app has one MAJOR advantage over any other, that puts it on par with dedicated gps devices. That being the maps stored locally to the device, and the ability to use it with not just the iPhone, but iTouch, and in my case, a decommissioned iPhone without a cellular plan. Without cellular data, ALL the other gps programs fall flat. The TomTom app keeps on going, because it does not need the network, just a clear view of the sky. For me that’s worth the 50-60 they are charging for it.