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Redesigned Apple Maps Expanding to Spain and Portugal Today, Italy and Australia Later This Year

Apple today announced that an expansion of the company's more detailed Apple Maps app will be expanding to Spain and Portugal today, followed by Italy and Australia later this year.

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The revamped Maps app features richer landscape details such as roads, parking lots, parks, buildings, airports, and more. Apple uses its own vehicles equipped with LiDAR sensors and cameras to obtain mapping data.

Apple worked for over a year to complete the rollout of the new Maps app in the United States, and the process concluded in January 2020 with the expansion to the Southeast and Central United States.

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Top Rated Comments

one more Avatar
63 months ago
Expanding at a pace of four countries per year, Apple? You’re gotta be kidding! 🙈
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lanomds1 Avatar
63 months ago

No, actually it isn't. Portugal isn't even in the G20.
As if the only "real" countries were the ones with the largest economies. What a joke.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
one more Avatar
63 months ago

No Germany. Not like I expected it anyway.
No France either, but hey, we can now see every zebra crossing in San Francisco in 3D! 😋 /s
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DinkThifferent Avatar
63 months ago
The tiniest country with the most dedicated bike lanes still hasn't received the new maps.

*Sad Dutch Noises*
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Robin Bonathan Avatar
63 months ago
I live in Spain so bring it on :-)
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Stephen.R Avatar
63 months ago

Is this a trick question? Yes, by definition, the real countries are the ones with the largest economies.
And the rest are imaginary?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)