Subj : Apple Maps could soon make it easier for you to find routes and g
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Apr 01 2024 11:45:06

Apple Maps could soon make it easier for you to find routes and gas

Date:
Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:33:19 +0000

Description:
A newly filed Apple patent suggests improvements are coming to the way routes 
get figured out.

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We've seen Apple Maps improve steadily over the years, growing to become a 
genuine competitor to Google Maps, and a newly filed Apple patent gives us an 
idea of another new feature that could be introduced in the app in the near 
future. 

As spotted by Wccftech , the patent has the title "User Interfaces for 
Customized Navigation Routes" and talks about altering suggested routes based 
on the profile of a vehicle  and how much gas (or electric charge) it has 
left. 

The suggestion is that you might get different routes based on your type of 
car and taking into account any restrictions on roads along the way. If 
necessary, you'd also be directed to a suitable gas station or charging point 
on the way. 

Ultimately, the aim is to make it easier and more convenient to get from 
point A to point B through Apple Maps, without running into difficulties, and 
spending as little time as possible trying to operate Apple Maps while you're 
driving. Plates and privacy Routes could be adapted to suit your vehicle 
(Image credit: Apple / USPTO) 

One example of a vehicle profile characteristic given in the patent is its 
license plate. In cities where certain zones ban certain vehicles at certain 
times, this information would be used to find a more appropriate route. 

All this comes with Apple's usual guarantees of user privacy  specifically 
that the data you submit about your vehicle (or that the app collects 
automatically) would be kept locally on the device and not transferred to 
Apple's servers in the cloud. 

This would also need to be represented through a connected CarPlay dashboard 
if available, as well as on an iPhone. We know that a revamped CarPlay 
interface is on the way later this year, and the ideas in this patent could 
be included. 

The usual caveats about patents apply here: they only indicate what companies 
are thinking about and exploring behind the scenes, and there's no guarantee 
that the ideas contained within them will ever see the light of day in an 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/apple-maps-could-soon-make-it-easier-f
or-you-to-find-routes-and-gas


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