Apple Maps adds cycling directions for users in Chicago, other US cities
Tech giant Apple has expanded
the cycling directions in its Maps app to users in some cities in the US,
including Chicago, Detroit and Columbus.
Introduced with iOS 14, cycling directions provide users with a
wealth of information for their coming bike ride. Navigation assets include
designated bike lanes, paths, inclines, stairs, and obstacles, reports
AppleInsider.
The new biking directions cover "all of Ohio and West
Virginia and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Virginia," the
report said.
This is a continuation of the rollout of biking paths within Apple Maps. On April
1, 2022, Apple added
them to the Northeastern US.
Apple Maps enthusiast Justin O'Beirne in a blogpost noted that
biking expansion within Maps followed closely with its mapping developments. He
suggests that the locations of the state of Texas and the Gulf Coast are likely
to be next in receiving more detailed information for cyclists.
Apple Maps has continued to receive active expansion and increased
support since its launch in 2012. In late March 2022, Apple expanded its
coverage of metropolitan Canada with advanced navigation and 3D landmarks.
With this latest update, Apple Maps now provides cycling
directions for almost 26 per cent of US territory, with almost 52 per cent of
the country's population covered, 9To5Mac reported.
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