Tmap Mobility said on Tuesday that cumulative vehicles equipped with its in-car navigation solution, Tmap Auto, exceeded 1 million. It marked 14 years since it first supplied a navigation solution to automakers. The company said its infotainment strategy of integrating an AI agent, apps and content proved effective.

The company said that as software-defined vehicles (SDVs) spread in the 2020s, it also became the first in the industry to introduce an EV-only route planning (RP) function. The feature combines battery remaining information, real-time traffic data and ADAS maps under integrated infotainment that includes an AI agent, applications and content.

It currently supplies more than 20 auto brands at home and abroad, including 8 global brands such as Volvo, Polestar, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, JLR, Maserati, Jeep and BYD. In South Korea, Renault and GM adopted Tmap Auto across all models, while Hyundai and Kia installed it in some models.

Tmap Mobility plans to advance Tmap Auto toward an AI mobility agent. It plans to combine more than 4 billion annual mobility and place data points with AI to identify drivers' situations and intentions and respond proactively. Based on a next-generation 3D map platform, it will depict road structures, lanes and the surrounding environment as they are in reality to support drivers' situation awareness, and it will also strengthen lane-level guidance combined with ADAS perception information.

Kim So-hee (김소희), Future Mobility leader at Tmap Mobility, said, "We expect Tmap Auto to establish itself as a core automotive platform based on differentiated functions that are competitive even compared with global solutions." She added, "We will continue to work closely with automaker brands to advance integrated infotainment services optimized for the in-vehicle environment and further improve the driving experience."