Izimoto zakwa-Apple Maps ziqoqe imininingwane emazweni angaphezu kwayishumi nasezifundazweni ezingama-10. Isikhathi sokuqala lapho sabona khona izimoto zakwa-Apple Maps kwakuseNew York ngo-2015. Isasasa lalinjalo lokuthi kwakukhona ukuqagela ngokuthi ngabe kuzoba yimoto yokuqala ye-Apple ezizimele yini noma, kunalokho, kwakuwuhlobo oluthile lokuqoqwa kwedatha kwa-Apple, ukuqhudelana ngeGoogle Maps.
Kuze kube namuhla, kubonakala sengathi inketho yesibili ithola amandla, yize iyazi inkampani, kungenzeka ukuthi inemfihlo egcinwe futhi isebenzisa lolu lwazi ukuyisebenzisa.
Ezindaweni ezinjenge-United States, ukuskena kwakamuva kwenziwe eMaine nase-Iowa. Kulezi zindawo kunezelwa izindawo ezihlukene njengeCroatia, iFrance, i-Ireland, i-Italy, iPortugal, iSlovenia, iSpain, iSweden noma i-United Kingdom. Uma unentshisekelo yokulandela ngomkhondo izenzo zamaveni we-Apple, ungaxhumana ne- ikhasi kusuka ku-Apple.
Namuhla kunempikiswano ebalulekile mayelana nobumfihlo, singasho ukuthi i-Apple:
Izosula ubuso namapuleti ezithombeni eziqoqiwe ngaphambi kokushicilelwa
Ngalokho, asiqiniseki ngezinketho esizobona ku-Apple Maps, enguqulweni elandelayo ye-macOS, kepha inhloso yokusula ubuso isho ukuthi sizobona inguqulo yeGoogle Street View noma efanayo. Ngasekuqaleni kuka-2015, uMark Gurman wamemezela ukuthi i-Apple izokwethula umbono we-3D wemigwaqo, ngesitayela seFlyover. KuGurman, inketho ye-Apple's Street View yehlukile kunhlobo yeGoogle.
Mhlawumbe imininingwane eqoqwe yi-Apple izosiza imoto ye-Apple yesikhathi esizayo ukuthi ishayele ngokunembile emigwaqweni, njengoba inemininingwane eminingi ngemvelo. Kusele okuncane ukubona imiphumela i-Apple esilungiselele yona. Okwamanje singabona ingaphakathi lezikhumulo zezindiza okungenani eziyi-10 kusuka kuwo wonke umhlaba, ukuze uhambo lokwenza isixhumanisi noma ukuthola indlu eqashisayo yezimoto, lube lula.