CES 2012: TomTom Marries Facebook with Turn-by-Turn Navigation

At CES 2012, TomTom has unveiled the latest version (v1.10) of its TomTom app for iPhone and iPad which integrates navigation with Facebook and Twitter. Users will be able to navigate to their friends more easily, and those who already have the app will benefit from a free upgrade.

When it’s released, the new TomTom iOS app will be the first to use social networks as a source for turn-by-turn navigation, the developers said.

You’ll be able to plan routes based on information from Facebook events, places and friends, and if you’re driving you’ll be able to employ the app to share your destination and arrival time on Twitter, by email and even SMS.

Corinne Vigreux, Managing Director Consumer at TomTom, said that “According to recent studies, the vast majority of iPhone users use Facebook on their iPhone. By integrating Facebook features into our TomTom App we make navigating to places, events and seeing friends even easier.”