According to Bloomberg, Apple plans to use drones and new indoor navigation features to improve its Maps app. The company is assembling a team of robotics and data-collection experts that will use drones to capture and update map information faster than its existing fleet of camera-and-sensor ladened minivans, the article adds. Apple’s drones will examine street signs, track changes to roads and monitor if areas are under construction, according to Bloomberg. The collected data would be used to provide fresh information to users of the iOS and macOS apps. Apple is also developing new features for Maps, including views inside buildings and improvements to car navigation, Bloomberg says, quoting yet “another person familiar with the efforts.” Thoughts ?
