What are the three words on TomTom?

What are the three words on TomTom?

With what3words, drivers are able to navigate to any precise location – as specific as a side door, gate or parking spot. Equally, destinations that previously have been unaddressed now have a simple, reliable and easy-to-remember 3 word address’.

Why is it called TomTom?

There was a shortlist of 10 names. At the top of the list was Tom. It was unregisterable as a trademark, unfindable as an internet search term. Five minutes before leaving the cafe, someone suggested TomTom.

What does TomTom stand for?

1 : a usually long and narrow small-headed drum commonly beaten with the hands. 2 old-fashioned : tam-tam sense 2. 3a : something used to make a noise suggestive of the tom-tom’s beating. b : a monotonous beating, rhythm, or rhythmical sound.

Who is TomTom owned by?

TomTom

Headquarter building in Amsterdam
Key people Harold Goddijn (CEO), Corinne Vigreux (CMO and co-founder), Taco Titulaer (CFO), Derk Haank (chairman of the supervisory board), Alain De Taeye (management board)
Products devices, digital map, software and services
Revenue € 701 million (2019)

How do you navigate 3 words?

If you’re given a what3words location, you can open it in the what3words app, then tap ‘Navigate’ and select ‘Google Maps’ to open the exact location in Google Maps and get directions. Does the app work without phone signal?

Do any sat navs use what3words?

There are currently no standalone sat nav devices that accept what3words, but drivers of many Mercedes-Benz models can use what3words in their in-car navigation system, and many Ford drivers can use it via Ford Applink.

What is the meaning of TomTom?

Definition of tom-tom 1 : a usually long and narrow small-headed drum commonly beaten with the hands. 2 old-fashioned : tam-tam sense 2. 3a : something used to make a noise suggestive of the tom-tom’s beating. b : a monotonous beating, rhythm, or rhythmical sound.

Who is TomTom named after?

TomTom

Headquarter building in Amsterdam
Traded as Euronext: TOM2
Industry Consumer electronics, navigation technology
Founded 1991
Founder Harold Goddijn Corinne Vigreux Peter-Frans Pauwels Pieter Geelen

What is the point of what3words?

What3words divides the world into three-metre squares and gives each one a unique three-word address in order for people to be easily found in emergencies, and to give the billions of people without a formal address access to one for the first time.