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News: TomTom and Cisco Join Forces for New Live Traffic Service

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TomTom have today announced a partnership with Cisco to develop a new traffic service for the future of driving. With autonomous cars getting closer to a reality there is a greater need for more accurate traffic data as close to real-time as possible. Drivers, cars and local authorities can all benefit from this data that can work across multiple lanes.

Cisco will be using their 'Internet of Things' platform to support TomTom's driver data expertise. Instead of using more expensive induction loops for traffic monitoring, the partnership will be using fibre-optic cables that are converted into microphones using a technology known as Distributed Acoustic Sensing.

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Posted on Thursday, July 06 @ 15:56:00 UTC by MaFt

 
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