TomTom confirms new taxi-ordering service, beginning trial rollout in Amsterdam

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TomTom has been continually upping its navigation game, what with its [partnership](http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-tomtom-ios-6-maps/) with Apple in iOS 6 and the [HD Traffic 6.0](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/31/tomtom-hd-traffic-and-bmws/) upgrade and requisite [Android app](http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/tomtom-android/) announced this summer. Far be it from the Dutch service to rest on its mapping laurels, though: it's now poised to take on [Uber](http://www.engadget.com/tag/uber/) and other players in the taxi-hailing world. Last week, _The Next Web_ reported that the company acquired the taxi-fetching app maker TXXI in an effort to roll out a TomTom cab-booking service, and today the site reports that the theory is now confirmed. Speaking with _TNW_, TomTom said it indeed bought TXXI to "help develop tools to support the taxi market," with initial efforts focusing on Amsterdam. Last month, the company began a trial program in that city to let restaurant and hotel guests order a taxi from a mini-kiosk on-site, using a booking service called Taxi Butler and the so-called Taxi Assistant program to process requests. No word on whether TomTom will eventually introduce mobile apps, but we'd say it's a pretty safe bet.

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