Lucid Motors selects TomTom as infotainment partner

Burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Lucid Motors has selected TomTom as its infotainment partner for its first vehicle launch.

TomTom will provide maps, navigation and traffic updates for the the Lucid Air, a luxury EV expected to hit the US market in 2019.

Antoine Saucier, managing director, TomTom Automotive, said: “Our deal with Lucid Motors is another example of an OEM trusting TomTom as a future-proof partner for the connected car.”

Jane Nguyen, Lucid’s manager of software engineering, said: “TomTom’s navigation suite, including real-time traffic information and turn-by-turn directions, will be an important component of the Lucid Air’s connected, natural and adaptive user experience.”