Our goal has always been to build the world's best map
So we looked at everything we've done so
far and asked ourselves how can we push things even further we started by building a gorgeous interactive globe that invites users to tap and explore we're constantly working on new features to make maps more helpful for the more than one billion of you. Who use it every month advances in ai are helping us reimagine what a map can be this year alone we're on track to release more than 100 ai driven improvements but in ios 15 maps will offer incredible new details for a business locale.
Marinas structures thus considerably more we've added things like height new street tones and marks just as many specially crafted tourist spots for places like coit tower and the brilliant door scaffold and we constructed a lovely new evening time mode with a twilight shine.
We think all of these improvements are
going to make exploring a city.
So much fun for maps users and when a
user is ready to go somewhere maps on ios 15 will make getting there way better we should begin with driving we've added a lot of new street subtleties to the guide so we can help drivers as they move all through a city to more readily see and comprehend significant things like turn paths medians transport and taxi paths and more this remarkable tender .adoring consideration Counting the expansion of crosswalks and bicycle paths will help drivers all the more securely explore complex convergences and when driving on thruways maps presently delivers covering complex exchanges in three-dimensional space making it a lot simpler to see impending traffic conditions or to know which path you should be in and we'll carry this driving experience to vehicle play.
Later this year we've heard from many of
you that you'd like to have more granular information about your surrounding that's why we're bringing you the most detailed street maps we've ever made take this image of Columbus circle one of the most complicated intersections in manhattan you can now see where the sidewalks the crosswalks the pedestrian islands are something that might be incredibly helpful if you're taking young children out on a
walk
or essential if you're using a wheelchair.
Thanks to our application of advanced ai
technology on robust street view and aerial imagery we're on track to launch detailed street maps in 50 new cities by the end of the year having access to rich information is useful but it can also become overwhelming so we're making the map more dynamic and more tailored highlighting the most critical information.
Exactly when you need it if it's 8 am on
a weekday we'll display the coffee shops and bakeries more prominently on the map while at 5 pm we'll highlight the dinner restaurants that match your tastes you can see which places you've been to and get more suggestions for similar spots with just a single tap and if you're in a new city we'll make it easier to find those local landmarks.
Right on the map, you'll start seeing
this more tailored map in the coming weeks and as you're planning your day people have found it useful especially during this pandemic to see.
How busy a place is before heading out
now we're expanding this capability from specific places like restaurants and shops to neighborhoods with a feature called area busyness.
Say you're in Rome and want to head over
to the Spanish steps and its nearby shops with region business you'll have the option to comprehend initially in case it's the ideal opportunity for you to go dependent on how bustling that piece of the city is continuous.
We've also made big improvements for
trans it riders by helping them easily find nearby stations users can pin their favorite lines to the top and even keep track on their apple observe so there's no compelling reason to remove your telephone from your pocket maps likewise naturally follows your travel course telling you it's an ideal opportunity to land as you approach your last objective and on the off chance that you've ever left a station uncertain of which bearing you need to head guides will assist with getting you in the groove again. Essentially hold up your iPhone check the structures nearby and guides will create an exceptionally exact position conveying itemized headings and augmented reality to help you complete your journey.
We're dispatching this wonderful new three-dimensional involvement with these urban communities before the finish of 2021 with a lot more to come next year we were the first ones to use an at scale to help see where to go with signs and arrows overlaid on the real world today we're still the only company who has ar navigation and maps in more than a hundred countries from big cities to rural towns so far though the live view has been focused on the navigation to help you easily get from point a to point b now you can also use it to explore word around you.
You'll be able to access live view right
from the map and instantly see details about the shops and the restaurants around you including how busy they are recent reviews and photos of those popular dishes this is possible because we match what your camera sees with millions of businesses sharing rich information on google maps, in addition, there are a host of new features coming to live view later this year
First, we're adding prominent virtual
street signs to help you navigate those complex intersections second we'll point you towards key alarm landmarks and places that are important for you like the direction of your hotel third we're bringing it indoors to help you get around some of the hardest to navigate buildings like airports transit stations and malls and that's the all-new apple maps back to you Craig so that's just some of what's new in apple maps an incredible new way to explore the natural beauty of the world and an amazing new three-dimensional city experience with improved navigation.
so that was a lot to recap
we are expanding our live view
capabilities
making maps more detailed and tailored and showing you how busy certain areas are to help you make sense of the world all around you all of this is possible because of our deep deep commitment for over 16 years to build. This is a most helpful map for people everywhere.
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