Latest Apple Maps News

Apple Maps mislabeling locations in rural Canada

While similar problems have been resolved in other parts of the world, Apple Maps is continuing to use mislabeled places in much of rural Canada, according to user complaints and a check by AppleInsider.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 18

Latest Apple Maps update includes indoor mapping for Sydney airport, more

Apple is ever-evolving the coverage of Maps features such as public transit directions, bringing them to more regions in the U.S. and abroad. Here's some of the latest additions, indicating the company's progress.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 11

Apple Maps gains statewide transit coverage in Arkansas, Ohio, Maryland & West Virginia

Apple's continuing expansion of public transit directions in Maps has brought coverage to most urban areas in Arkansas, Ohio, Maryland, and West Virginia — though the company still has much work to do to catch up with Google.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 2

Ex-Apple executives snipe on Twitter following Siri launch account

The day after an account surfaced that laid out the troubled history of Apple's Siri feature before, at, and after launch, a few of the report's key players are arguing about it on Twitter.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 30

Apple Maps adds transit information covering Orlando, FL

Apple has enabled public transit data in Apple Maps for users in Orlando, Fla., providing residents and visitors using the mapping service with more information about bus routes, times, and service updates across the metropolitan area.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 3

Apple Maps adds locations of bike-sharing stations in over 175 cities

Apple Maps has been updated to include the locations of bike sharing services in over 175 cities in 36 countries, allowing tourists and those wanting to cycle around an area to quickly find the nearest bike-sharing station that can provide them the two-wheeled vehicles.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 6

Informal testing finds Apple Maps arrival times are 'intentionally conservative' to provide a good user experience

A months-long, quasi-scientific test of the three leading car navigation apps — Apple Maps, Google Maps, and Waze — found that Apple's software regularly overestimates trip times, which may help drivers arrive on time or even early.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 26

Apple Maps transit directions come to Tucson, Arizona

Thanks to behind-the-scenes updates, visitors and residents of Tucson, Ariz. can now use Apple Maps to figure out public transit directions across the city.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 6

Apple AI director talks advances in machine learning & mapping for self-driving car platform

Apple's director of AI research, Ruslan Salakhutdinov, gave peers a small glimpse into the company's self-driving platform this week, discussing some internal projects at the NIPS machine learning conference.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

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