Eventually, Apple will no longer rely on third-party data to provide the basis for its maps, which has been one of its major pitfalls from the beginning. This is nothing less than a full re-set of Maps and it’s been 4 years in the making, which is when Apple began to develop its new data gathering systems. The new product will launch in San Francisco and the Bay Area with the next iOS 12 Beta and will cover Northern California by fall. It’s doing this by using first-party data gathered by iPhones with a privacy-first methodology and its own fleet of cars packed with sensors and cameras. Matthew Panzarino ( tweet, Hacker News, MacRumors, iMore): While Apple hopes to achieve the 2017 shift, a source says that Apple is not completely on track to meet this goal, so a 2018 launch may be more likely. The current plan is to revamp the foundation of the Maps application, shifting to the in-house base map database by 2017 this would lead to the cutting of ties with partners such as TomTom, which currently have multi-year Maps contracts.
Rebuilding Apple Maps Using Apple’s Own Data
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