The news is happening and iOS 14 is being revealed little by little. In the presentation they wanted to dedicate a space to Apple Maps. They have highlighted how amazing the way maps can look on iOS devices can be. However, they have wanted include news on maps. More information with interesting places is included in the new Apple Maps interface and importance is given to transport that reduces the carbon footprint: transport by bicycle and electric car, dedicating a large space of the interface to determine routes based on the load of the car, for example.
More importance to the reduction of the carbon footprint in Apple Maps of iOS 14
The news of iOS 14 is happening very quickly and the information that is provided is limited. However, it has been announced that the new maps with more information will arrive in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco (Bahia), Shanghai and Beijing. These new maps allow you to enter more information about restaurants, shops, and other types of establishments. It also appears that these improved maps are reaching the UK, Ireland and Canada.
City guides are also introduced. It is a function that we can already see in Google Maps. This will allow users to see interesting places before going to a place.
The integration of bike routes fuels Apple's commitment to the environment. In Apple Maps it is allowed to initiate routes with a bicycle notifying us if there will be stairs, the elevation of the terrain and other important additional information for the route. Regarding the electric cars, integrates with the load level and takes into account the time to assess if a charging point will be needed in the next few kilometers.