Apple is looking to leave behind a stage where its Maps application has fallen short of expectations. In this regard, the company has been working for more than four years to collect reliable data and site images so that it can now begin exposing them in its redesigned Maps application, in a process that will begin with the launch of the iOS 12 beta offering data from San Francisco and the Bay Area to be gradually completed throughout the United States over the next year, according to TechCrunch today.
For data collection, the company has been using technologically equipped vehicles to capture and subsequently process data and images. In addition, the iPhone phones will also be the protagonists in the day to day in the redesigned version to provide near real-time information on traffic conditions that occur, without affecting the privacy of users or cause the significant impact on the battery of the phones.
In addition, the new Apple Maps has been designed to move changes in locations as they happen, so that if a new route is opened or changes are made to others, among other things, all changes and other developments can be reflected as quickly as possible in the application to provide the most reliable and up-to-date information possible.
According to the release, the new Apple Maps will also make improvements to its user interface, with a completely redesigned search function, as well as improvements in pedestrian orientation and navigation in general.
It should be noted that Apple has been refining the application to correct all the deficiencies found since it was launched six years ago, where in addition to trying to continuously improve the database, improvements have also been made to the user interface.