Apple Maps Vehicles Begin Surveying England, Coming to New Orleans Next Month

[kybldmstr]

NEW ORLEANS!!!

 

[BSben]

I like the way Macrumors is describing the whereabouts of Solihull 'Solihull, England, approximately two hours northwest of London'. Is that 2 hours to walk, fly, cycle or drive? Also it would be easier to imagine by saying ‘it is just 14.5 km southeast of Birmingham'.

 

[Jmausmuc]

Why are the apple maps graphics to much uglier than the google ones? When are they going to make the map app not look like a treasure map from 1540?

 

[tongxinshe]

What Apple uses are much bigger cars than what Google uses, more expensive and use more gas.

 

[mazz0]

It's been good news all the time for us in the UK. Google Maps has proven to be light years ahead of any other mapping service on the planet. There's nothing Apple can do to surpass the Google Maps experience. The best Apple can hope for is to improve the hapless in-house Mapping app.

How can you possibly say that?

 

[mazz0]

Why are the apple maps graphics to much uglier than the google ones? When are they going to make the map app not look like a treasure map from 1540?

Dude, if Apple Maps DID look like ancient treasure maps, THAT WOULDMBE AWESOME! That's the kind of fun thing Google would be more likely to do though...

 

[kirky29]

Haha, nothing for us in the East Midlands yet... To be fair I guess most people don't know where Lincolnshire is...

 

[Reason077]

The UK vans are made of aluminium.

... and it better be 7000 Series Aluminium. Or I'll never consider using Apple Maps.

 

[Reason077]

I like the way Macrumors is describing the whereabouts of Solihull 'Solihull, England, approximately two hours northwest of London'. Is that 2 hours to walk, fly, cycle or drive? Also it would be easier to imagine by saying ‘it is just 14.5 km southeast of Birmingham'.

Of course they mean driving. In the USA there are no other transport options, really. And nobody has any idea what a "km" is.

 

[Wayfarer]

Lookie, lookie!

Our hard earned Apple tax dollars going towards the purchase of fancy cars.

 

[Eraserhead]

Well, Wales can't even get representation on the Union Jack, so they should be used to it.

Wales does win the prize for the best flag though.

 

[AppleWes]

What happens if an Apple Maps van takes a picture of a Google Street View car?

I've seen both all over the Los Angeles area.

 

[mackinmike]

what a waste of time. late to the party again.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

I guess no surveys of Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland just yet

I'm sure the outposts of the Empire will come soon enough.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

or 20 minutes southeast of Birmingham. Why does the whole of the UK have be referenced from London??

Because it's the capital of England, the largest and most important city in the UK by far, and the only UK one that people have heard of worldwide.

It's also easy to pinpoint on a map. Most wouldn't know where to start with Birmingham; somewhere vaguely in the middle.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

I'm surprised that anyone whose goal is to match/improve on Street View isn't compelled to quit whenever they pause for a minute and contemplate what they're up against.

I find Google's attempt disappointing. It's so clunky to use, and the photos are so hit and miss. I'm quite sure that Apple's will be superior.

 

[Benjamin Frost]

What happens if an Apple Maps van takes a picture of a Google Street View car?

I've seen both all over the Los Angeles area.

You get an Infinite Loop.

 

[RedTomato]

Because it's the capital of England, the largest and most important city in the UK by far, and the only UK one that people have heard of worldwide.

It's also easy to pinpoint on a map. Most wouldn't know where to start with Birmingham; somewhere vaguely in the middle.

Isn't that exactly where Birmingham is?

 

[roop27]

woo hounslow woo!

 

[Eraserhead]

Because it's the capital of England, the largest and most important city in the UK by far, and the only UK one that people have heard of worldwide.

It's also easy to pinpoint on a map. Most wouldn't know where to start with Birmingham; somewhere vaguely in the middle.

In my travelling experience people have almost always heard of Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester and probably Edinburgh...

 

[LucasEVille]

Haha, nothing for us in the East Midlands yet... To be fair I guess most people don't know where Lincolnshire is...

No doubt it would be described as three hours from London, as everywhere in the UK is near London.. Or 1 hour 30 minutes from Nottinghaaaaaaaaam.

 

[agdickinson]

Hi,

I've just seen an Apple Maps van in the car park of the office that I work which is near Birmingham International Airport in the UK.

Hopefully we will see more accurate mapping soon.

Good news.

Andrew

 

[OllyW]

I've just seen an Apple Maps van in the car park of the office that I work which is near Birmingham International Airport in the UK.

Shouldn't that be "I've just seen an Apple Maps van in the car park of the office that I work which is approximately two hours north west of London in the UK"?

 

[LucasEVille]

Shouldn't that be "I've just seen an Apple Maps van in the car park of the office that I work which is approximately two hours north west of London in the UK"?

Near Birminghaaaam

 

[Mercifull]

Why are the apple maps graphics to much uglier than the google ones? When are they going to make the map app not look like a treasure map from 1540?

That's your opinion. At least Apple colour motorways in blue like they should be, unlike Google who even after 10 years still insist on colouring them in orange.