page_title: Apple Maps
section_title: 2018–present
hierarchical_section_title: Apple Maps / History / 2018–present
caption_attribution_description: English: A imagery and mapping car for the Apple Maps service, a Subaru Impreza, in a parking lot in Sheboygan, Wisconsin in September 2019.
context_page_description: Apple Maps is a web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. It is the default map system of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. It provides directions and estimated times of arrival for automobile, pedestrian, and public transportation navigation. Apple Maps also features Flyover mode, a feature that enables a user to explore certain densely populated urban centers and other places of interest in a 3D landscape composed of models of buildings and structures.
  On September 19, 2012, Apple released its mapping service in iOS, replacing Google Maps as the default mapping service for Apple operating systems. In the initial launch, it received large amounts of criticism from users and newspapers for incorrect directions, a lack of support for public transportation users and various other bugs and errors. Since its introduction, further software development has addressed many of those criticisms.
context_section_description: In early 2018, Apple announced Maps can help users find bike-sharing stations in over 175 cities across 36 countries, for example: San Francisco (GoBike), New York (Citi Bike), Montreal (BIXI), London (Santander), Paris (Velib) and Brisbane (CityCycle).
  In summer 2018, Maps leader Eddy Cue announced an ambitious roll-out of Apple Maps, rebuilt "from the ground up" using map data Apple has been quietly gathering for the past four years. New maps for the San Francisco Bay Area was promised for early July in the next iOS 12 beta, expanding to Northern California in further betas. Updates did not, however, require iOS 12, and they will also appear on Apple Watch and Macs. Updated maps with new data is currently available in all locations in the United States from iOS 12 beta 2 and up. One observer noted the updated Apple Maps contains "a staggering amount of vegetation detail" showing new versions of Apple Maps that display strips of grass and vegetation between roads.
  In November 2018, Apple revealed on its website that it will be sending its backpack-wearing team to different locations, including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Santa Clara County in an attempt to improve Apple Maps’ walking directions along footpaths and walkways. The company will also deploy its mapping cars throughout the US and the UK to gather its own data and add details to the maps.
  As of April 9, 2020, the United States have detailed maps in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and most US territories. Upon release, Apple stated that Europe would receive updated maps later this year. Countries visited as of 2020 include Italy, Spain, Germany, France, the UK, among others. During WWDC on June 22, 2020, Apple announced that the UK, Ireland, and Canada would be the first places outside of the US to receive the updated maps.
caption: An Apple Maps Subaru Impreza data and image collection vehicle in September 2019.
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