After much speculation regarding its relationship with Google Maps, Apple launched its own Maps product on Monday during the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
“We all knew it was going to happen, but Apple just launched its own, stunning, Maps product, with ‘Flyover’ or Apple’s incredible new 3D maps display which quite honestly makes Google Maps look antiquated,” reports TechCrunch.
Along with the 3D display, Apple’s Maps will feature Siri integration offering turn-by-turn directions and a focus on local search.
The company “has taken in 100 million local businesses so far, in addition to partnering up with Yelp to provide the listings,” notes TechCrunch.
“The company is also building a Waze-like traffic service, so users can see where slow traffic is and see accidents — Apple will use using anonymous crowd-sourced real time data from iOS users to keep this up to date,” according to the post.
The Maps will be vector-based, meaning that users will be able to rotate views, look from different angles and zoom.
Google’s stock was down $8 after the announcement.
After much speculation regarding its relationship with Google Maps, Apple launched its own Maps product on Monday during the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco.
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