by AppleInsider | Jul 23, 2019 | Apple Maps, Apple Maps vehicles
Apple Maps vehicles will begin surveying Germany next week, through mid-September, according to the Frankfurter Allgemeine. The data collected, such as road details, signage, and landmarks, will be used to improve Apple Maps as part of Apple's efforts to revamp the...
by AppleInsider | May 27, 2019 | Apple Maps, Apple Maps vehicles, Canada
Apple today announced that its Apple Maps vehicles will begin surveying parts of Canada throughout the summer. The vehicles will drive across all 10 provinces between May and November, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New...
by AppleInsider | Feb 19, 2019 | Apple Maps, Apple Maps vehicles
As part of its efforts to rebuild Apple Maps, Apple has been collecting street-level data with LiDAR-equipped vehicles for over three years, with at least 45 states across the U.S. partially surveyed to date. That total is set to rise in the coming months, as Apple...
by AppleInsider | Feb 6, 2019 | Apple Maps, Apple Maps vehicles
As part of its efforts to rebuild Apple Maps "from the ground up," Apple has been collecting street-level data with LiDAR-equipped vehicles for over three years. Apple also deployed employees wearing LiDAR-equipped backpacks to collect pedestrian-based data starting...
by AppleInsider | Jul 25, 2018 | Apple Maps, Apple Maps vehicles
Apple Maps vehicles equipped with LiDAR sensors have begun collecting street-level data in Montana and North Carolina for the first time this week, raising the total number of U.S. states the fleet has at least partially covered to 45. The vehicles have been...
by AppleInsider | Jun 22, 2018 | Apple Maps vehicles, Japan
Apple Maps vehicles equipped with LiDAR sensors have begun collecting street-level data in Japan for the first time this month. Apple will be surveying the Tokyo and Urayasu areas between June and October of this year, according to a new Apple Maps vehicles page...
