Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

By a Staff Writer on Jul 2, 2018 7:14AM

Will use own dataset.

Apple is rebuilding the widely used mapping application on its iPhones from the ground up with its own dataset, but Amsterdam-based TomTom will continue to be a data provider for Apple's maps app. Apple did not say how its use of TomTom would compare to its previous use, but TomTom shares ...

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