If Apple could bring bicycle directions into the app, I would probably never use Google Maps again.
HERE WeGo (erstwhile Nokia Maps) does bicycle directions. Unbelievably brilliant in Europe with pretty much all cycle paths included.
Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the United States
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#42Ahhhh so sick of companies featuring San Fran. The whole point is that it has better coverage Nation-wide. Pick literally anywhere else in the country!
They did. The example map is from Abilene, TX.
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#43At this point, I absolutely hate when people use Apple Maps to find our community college. Apple just plain refuses to acknowledge the town we are located in exists. It also ignores all businesses on the reservation and points to the local Coca-Cola bottling location as the closest grocery store. I've filed bugs going back years and no changes. Privacy and UI cannot overcome really poor data.
Is this still true after the update?
Why would you expect a UI update to change the underlying server data?
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#44In the midst of the world (rightly) turning on big tech's abuses, efforts like these make me optimistic about our industry on a whole and help me recover some of the enthusiasm that led me into tech in the first place.
I love how this effort relies on & amplifies what were before relatively obscure specialties
The mapping wars elevate cartographers, mapping specialists, GIS data nerds, mobile computing / compression phds, GPS parsing engineers, ex-dod intertial navigation specialists, etc.
And rallied them around a massive, insanely big problem of mapping and organizing the entire physical world in real time and relying on consumer grade hardware to drive incredible fidelity.
It's humbling and really cool to see people that have dedicated their lives to these disciplines that were somewhat relegated to specialized use cases enter the "rockstar" stadium to deliver something that legitimately changes the way that billions of humans interact with the world
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's also a whole tab of the navigate view that's just an advert for Uber, which I don't really appreciate.
On my device I see a tab for ride hailing services, which is showing me choices for Uber and Lyft. I like it a lot, since I'm often choosing between walking, public transit, and Uber/Lyft. It makes it really easy to compare options. (Disclosure: I work for Google)
Sounds like an opportunity for unsolicited feedback!
I second parent commentator.
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#46People don't use Waze anymore? I find Waze to be more accurate in terms of time on longer drives.
Didn't they get bought by google?
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#47Shameless plug, but we just shipped our huge Gaia Topo update too.
Gaia Topo focuses on the backcountry, and specifically downloading for offline use: https://blog.gaiagps.com/easy-to-read-tiny-to-download-the-a...
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#48I just switched to an iPhone after being a long time Android user, and I've found Apple Maps directions not to be as good as Google Maps'. I live in central LA, and it regularly routes me through long and congested intersections.
Does anyone else feel this as well? Is it just my small sample size? I would like to continue using Apple Maps over Google Maps because of the integration with Apple Watch, but it's getting harder and harder each day to justify.
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#49Given their integration with DDG, I wonder if Apple would consider purchasing DDG to have the best privacy mindset on the web.
Then... maybe purchasing Mozilla for networking suite?
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#50Decent cosmetic upgrade. I just opened it to check out my home though and the road names are shifted halfway across the screen. Some are duplicated: both a name on the street, and then the name again out in the middle of nowhere. Guess there are a few glitches but those should be quick to clear up. Along with cycling directions like others are asking for, I would love for them to add multi-destination navigation. It…
You can do so with Apple Maps. I do it regularly, but unfortunately you can only add it as an intermediate destination when en route to a destination. You can't pre-plan a multi-point trip which I feel like is a big oversight. I've wanted to estimate multi-day road trips and it doesn't seem possible with Apple Maps.