Apple Maps is still trying to catch Google Maps by adding new features. For example, Apple Maps has just added real-time transit information for Tokyo, Japan. The data provided by Apple Maps covers 20 train, bus, and railway lines in the metropolitan Tokyo area. This will give users the ability to see detailed schedules, arrival and departure times, and delays. Users will also be able to view transfers that will allow the traveler or commuter to see what train or bus to take to continue on to his destination.
Saved Places, a new feature for Apple Maps in iOS 18, allows you to write notes about a location. | Image credit-PhoneArena
Also coming to Apple Maps in iOS 18 is the ability to create custom walking routes. And to help hikers, Apple Maps will, in iOS 18, show:
- Topographic maps with detailed trails for all U.S. national parks.
- Offline hikes with thousands of locations built into Apple Maps in iOS 18.
- Custom hiking routes created by the user.
- Notes for trails written by the user that will appear when he returns to the same trail on another date.
So what we can say about Apple Maps is that it remains a work in progress. Personally, I still like the way that Apple Maps uses a landmark such as a stop sign or a traffic light to help me know exactly where to make a turn turn. Google Maps does this more and more but still trails Apple Maps when it comes to this part of navigating users.
