Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

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

Apple rebuilds mapping app, but will still tap TomTom

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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