TomTom, a Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems, and Vodafone Italy has announced an exclusive agreement to bring HD TomTom Traffic and TomTom’s Live Services to Italy.

HD Traffic TomTom’s real-time traffic to provide accurate and up-to-date traffic information in the world, said TomTom. HD Traffic is TomTom’s part of Live Services that provide essential information services to motorists to help them save time, money and fuel. The services are expected to be available in Italy from the mid-2010.

TomTom HD Traffic service offers customers accurate and arrival time delays are available with measurement of the delay in minutes and miles, said TomTom. This will then be regularly updated every three minutes as traffic conditions change.

Founder Ferruccio Borsani, head of Vodafone Italy business division, said: “As a leading telecommunications provider, we are always looking at new ways to use wireless technology to offer customers a useful innovation to meet the everyday needs and working. Our partnership with TomTom is a perfect example of from this. “