Amber Neely
Apple announced upcoming Apple Maps features that will debut alongside iOS 16, including multistop routing and advanced syncing features across Apple devices.
Multistop routing will allow users to plan trips with up to 15 stops — and even add stops using Siri voice commands while traveling. Additionally, users can plan trips on their Mac and sync them to their iPhone.
There will be expanded support for public transit, too. For example, users will be able to see how much their trip will cost, add their transit card to Wallet, and replenish their transit card balance from within Maps.
Additionally, Apple will be expanding its improved Apple Maps coverage to the following countries:
- Belgium
- France
- Israel
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Palestinian Territories
- Saudi Arabia
- Switzerland
This year, Apple has continued to improve Apple Maps, adding new three-dimensional landmarks, improved transit tracking, and expanding features such as Look Around and Siri Natural Language Guidance.
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Wot? No Canada? No Quebec?
Multi-stop routing? FINALLY?! NO WAY! This was my biggest beef with Apple Maps. Here's hoping it's added to the Mac Desktop version, too, since that's where I usually do my trip planning.
Now I just need Siri to recommend trip optimizations so I don’t have to manually swap the order of stops until I get the fastest or most efficient route.
With the look around feature and multistage map support it is pretty much there now as a map app. Competitive with Google maps. Now Apple needs to roll features out worldwide more quickly and evenly, and most importantly, keep updating things like look around regularly.