TomTom, Baidu Partner on High Definition Maps for Autonomous Driving

TomTom and Baidu joined forces to develop high definition maps for autonomous driving, they announced Wednesday. Baidu will leverage TomTom’s Real-Time Map platform for HD map technologies in China, they said. TomTom’s HD Map currently covers the U.S. and Western Europe with more than 223,694 miles of highways mapped, it said. TomTom also announced Wednesday it completed its HD map for all highways in Western Europe covering 108,740 miles across 19 countries.