Ulwazi lobume bendlela luye lwaba yinto ephambili kubasebenzisi abaninzi, ngakumbi abo bahlala kwiidolophu ezinkulu kwaye banesidingo okanye uxanduva lokuhamba ngesithuthi. Yazi kwangaphambili ukuba i-traffic injani kwindawo nganye yesixeko Inokusinceda sithabathe ezinye iindlela ukuba asifuni kuchitha ixesha kwingxilimbela yeenqwelo-mafutha, kwiingozi, okanye ezindleleni ezivaliweyo ngenxa yolwakhiwo.. UGoogle Maps waphinda waba yinkonzo yokuqala eyaqala ukunika olu hlobo lolwazi ngesicelo sayo esiphathwayo, kodwa kancinci kancinci izicelo ezingakumbi sele zifikile kwimarike esivumela ukuba sifikelele kolu lwazi.
Njengesinyathelo esinengqiqo ekwandiseni iinkonzo ezinikezelwa yi-Apple Maps, inkampani yaseCupertino isinika olu hlobo lolwazi ngokusebenzisa isicelo sayo. Ukuba sisebenzisa i-Apple Maps ukubala indlela, Ubume bezithuthi ziya kuthathelwa ingqalelo ukuphepha indawo apho ngelo xesha inani lezithuthi liphezulu. I-Apple ngoku inikezela ngolwazi malunga nobume bezithuthi kumazwe angama-30 ikakhulu e-Asia, eYurophu, eMntla naseMzantsi Melika.
Amazwe okugqibela asanda kufumana olu khetho ngokunjalo Zizo iMalta, iMonaco, iSan Marino kunye neLiechtenstein, iindawo ezine ezincinci ebezingekabinalo olu khetho. Kwangoko kule veki, iinkcukacha zesimo sendlela zifikelele eSao Paulo, eBrazil.
I-Apple isenendlela ende ekufuneka ihambe xa isiza kulwazi lwendlela yokuhamba. Okwangoku, ekuphela kwelizwe kwilizwekazi laseAfrika elinika olu lwazi nguMzantsi Afrika. Kwaye ukuba sithetha ngoMbindi Mpuma, okwangoku akukho nalinye lamazwe akuloo ndawo anolu hlobo lolwazi, nangona i-Apple igxile kwimisebenzi yayo kulo mmandla kwaye apho yavula iiVenkile zokuqala ze-Apple kulo nyaka uphelileyo.