Apple Maps vehicles rigged with LiDAR equipment are collecting street-level imagery and data in several more countries and regions this summer, including Austria, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. The vehicles have also returned to Belgium to survey additional regions after focusing on the Brussels area last […]

Apple Maps vehicles equipped with LiDAR technology have started surveying select regions of Czech Republic this month, collecting street-level imagery and data, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. Apple also started surveying the neighboring country of Poland in May as image collection expands across Eastern Europe. Apple will use the data […]

LiDAR-equipped Apple Maps vehicles are surveying select regions of Israel, New Zealand, and Singapore through early 2021, collecting street-level imagery and data, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. Apple will use the data collected to improve its Maps app and expand its Look Around feature beyond the five countries where it […]

Apple Maps vehicles will be surveying select regions of Finland, Norway, and Sweden through August, collecting street-level imagery and data, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. The data collected will be used to improve Apple Maps and to expand its Look Around feature, which remains limited to large U.S. cities like […]

Apple Maps vehicles will begin surveying Belgium and the Netherlands during June, according to a list of locations maintained on Apple’s website. The data collected will be used to improve Apple Maps and to expand its Look Around feature, which remains limited to a handful of U.S. cities. Introduced in iOS 13, Look Around is […]