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TomTom Links With Visteon and Microsoft to Pair On-Device and Cloud AI for Car Navigation

The dual approach offers automakers customizable platforms that balance on-device privacy with cloud scale.

Overview

  • TomTom integrated its Automotive Navigation Application with Visteon’s cognitoAI to deliver an onboard conversational voice experience running on vehicle hardware.
  • Visteon’s hybrid architecture switches between offline and online modes, using on-device processing for faster responses and stronger driver data privacy.
  • Drivers can use natural language for location search, waypoint changes, and detailed route queries through the integrated system.
  • TomTom is incorporating Microsoft Azure technologies—Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure Kubernetes Service—into its maps and TomTom AI Agent to add scalable, cloud-enabled voice navigation.
  • TomTom plans to showcase the Microsoft collaboration at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, highlighting intelligent navigation, EV routing, proactive hazard alerts, and lane-level guidance.