Apple Maps transit coverage comes to San Antonio & Dallas Fort-Worth

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in iPhone edited August 2016
Apple on Monday introduced public transit coverage to two more urban areas in Texas, namely San Antonio and the Dallas-Fort Worth region.




San Antonio travelers are limited to taking the city's VIA bus system. In Dallas-Fort Worth, options expand beyond buses to include light rail and streetcars, and even the Skylink "people mover" system at DFW International Airport.




Prior to today, Austin was the only city in Texas with Apple transit directions. The city is home to a major Apple campus, as well as offices for other tech firms like Google, Qualcomm, Samsung, and Facebook. It's also a destination for many tech-oriented visitors, thanks to the city's annual South-by-Southwest festival in March -- in 2011, Apple operated a special pop-up store at SXSW to help launch the iPad 2.

To date Maps transit coverage has concentrated almost exclusively on the U.S. and China. Even Canada only has a handful of supported cities, and European coverage is about as sparse, limited to London, Berlin, and Prague, as well as other U.K. destinations within reach of National Rail. In the rest of the world, the only cities with transit options are Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro, and Sydney.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    This is slow going...
  • Reply 2 of 5
    slurpyslurpy Posts: 5,389member
    I fucking love iOS10 maps. Such a big improvement with the UI, and small tweaks that make it much more efficient, enjoyable, and logical to use. Clarity and functionality of navigation mode is also much improved.
    coolfactornolamacguyDeelron
  • Reply 3 of 5
    coolfactorcoolfactor Posts: 2,338member
    Rendering these maps and keeping them readable has got to be one of the most complex things to do.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    nolamacguynolamacguy Posts: 4,758member
    This is slow going...
    rome wasnt built in a day.
  • Reply 5 of 5
    foggyhillfoggyhill Posts: 4,767member
    This is slow going...
    rome wasnt built in a day.
    I think there closing in on doing all big US metro areas.
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