These were the "pioneer" days. The screen was pixelated, and "Recalculating..." was the soundtrack to his first solo road trip. The Golden Age (v900s):
The company launched its first generation of navigation systems in 2004, setting the stage for map-based PNDs. Tele Atlas Acquisition: tomtom map version history
TomTom fundamentally changed consumer navigation by introducing the first all-in-one [9]. 2004: The launch of Go to product viewer dialog for this item. These were the "pioneer" days
| Version | Quarter | Major Changes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | v880 | Q2 2011 | Removed "map zones" – unified Europe map. | | v890 | Q4 2011 | First built-in support for Truck Attributes (weight, height restrictions). | | v900 | Q2 2012 | 45% more POIs (Points of Interest) in France & Germany. | | v910 | Q4 2012 | .meta and .dct file updates. Broke compatibility with old hacks. | | v920 | Q3 2013 | Introduction of TomTom Traffic (crowdsourced from users). | | v940 | Q4 2014 | Last update for the TomTom GO 600 series. | | v950 | Q1 2015 | Switched to GDF 4.0 (Geographic Data Format) – improved turn restrictions. | | v960 | Q4 2015 | Support for Electric Vehicle charging station locations. | | | v890 | Q4 2011 | First
In 2023, TomTom launched – a map with no version history at all. It is a single, living database.