{"id":1830267,"date":"2024-04-26T13:14:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1830267"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:14:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T17:14:09","slug":"online-maps-roundup-april-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/04\/online-maps-roundup-april-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Maps Roundup: April 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/03\/27\/ios-18-apple-maps-upgrades\/\">Custom route creation and topographic maps<\/a> are rumored to be coming to <strong>Apple Maps<\/strong> in the next iOS release, iOS 18. Google Maps has had custom routes since approximately forever; on Apple Maps we\u2019ve had to choose between Apple\u2019s generated routes without being able to edit them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google Maps<\/strong> announced updates focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/maps\/new-ways-to-power-up-your-electric-vehicle-adventures-with-google-maps\/\">EVs<\/a> (EV charger search, nearby chargers in the in-car map, suggested charging stops, forecast energy consumption) and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/search\/find-more-sustainable-ways-to-get-around-with-new-maps-and-search-updates\/\">sustainability<\/a> (lower-carbon travel options rolling out in 15 cities, estimated flight emissions). Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products\/maps\/google-street-view-kazakhstan\/\">Street View came to Kazakhstan<\/a> last month. Meanwhile, Ben Schoon at <em>9to5Google<\/em> says that while Google Maps on Android Auto is \u201ca pretty solid experience,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2024\/04\/02\/google-maps-apple-carplay-android-auto\/\">it\u2019s a different matter when you use Google Maps via Apple CarPlay<\/a>, an experience he calls \u201ca bit of a dumpster fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Google-owned <strong>Waze<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/waze\/6-updates-to-waze-to-help-you-get-around-safely-and-conveniently\/\">announced updates last month<\/a> that include roundabout assistance and notifications for the presence of emergency vehicles, speed limit changes, and things like sharp curves, speed bumps and toll booths [<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/03\/05\/waze-now-helps-you-navigate-roundabouts-alerts-you-about-speed-limit-changes-and-more\/\"><em>TechCrunch<\/em><\/a>].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Custom route creation and topographic maps are rumored to be coming to Apple Maps in the next iOS release, iOS 18. Google Maps has had custom routes since approximately forever; on Apple Maps we\u2019ve had&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2024\/04\/online-maps-roundup-april-2024\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,752,114],"tags":[1605,83,1223,82,1124],"class_list":["post-1830267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-mobile","category-navigation","category-web-mapping","tag-android-auto","tag-apple-maps","tag-carplay","tag-google-maps","tag-waze","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1842820,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2025\/06\/some-minor-updates-to-apple-and-google-maps\/","url_meta":{"origin":1830267,"position":0},"title":"Some Minor Updates to Apple and Google Maps","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"19 June 2025","format":"link","excerpt":"In what seems like a relatively minor update, Apple Maps will learn your preferred routes and remember visited places as of iOS 26, coming this fall. 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