Online Maps Roundup: August 2024

Jonathan Crowe — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:49:15 +0000

Apple Maps has launched real-time transit information for Tokyo. Meanwhile, MacRumors takes a look at what’s coming to Apple Maps in iOS 18, with an additional look at the upcoming “search here” function. Google and Waze updates announced at the end of the last month: Google Maps gets easier incident reporting and destination guidance (the building you’re heading to is highlighted on the map); Waze upgrades include new camera alerts, event-based (e.g. concerts and sporting events) traffic notification and reporting, and locked-screen navigation. Also, the Google Maps app now has a simplified tab bar. And they’ve changed the pin design too. What can I say: updates are a little less earth-shattering than they used to be.

Tokyo – The Map Room