It is truly the era of the GPS and we don’t know about you, but we sure can’t get by without a little help from navigation systems. And that’s where Apple Maps come in. Users in Canada now have access to a more faster and accurate navigation, along with comprehensive views of roads, buildings, airports and more.

The maps experience is one that helps hundreds of millions of people in over 200 nations to discover and navigate across unfamiliar places around the world. Privacy is a crucial aspect when it comes to using Apple Maps and the app offers personalized features which are created using on-device intelligence. It is also deeply integrated into the Apple ecosystem and its products including Photos, Messages, Weather and more.

You can discover more places in Canada with Maps’ Guides feature, which is a curated list of interesting places to visit in a city, created by trusted local resources, including Toronto Life and Narcity, and global authorities like Lonely Planet. It is a great tool that can help find popular tourist attractions and restaurants.

Some additional features in Maps include:

Electric vehicle routing, which will be available on compatible vehicles, adds charging stops along a planned route based on current vehicle charge and charger types.

Siri Natural Language Guidance provides more natural-sounding directions that are even easier to follow, such as, “At the next traffic light, turn left.”

Real-time transit information gives detailed transit schedules, live departure times, arrival times, the current location of a bus or train en route and more. Real-time transit is available in
cities in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and more across Canada.

Flyover offers a way to see select major metro areas, such as Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, and more, with photo-realistic, immersive 3D views.

Share ETA sends an estimated time of arrival to family, friends, or coworkers with a simple tap, so that the receiver can follow along on the journey.

Speed cameras will let users know when they are approaching speed and red light cameras along a route, with the added ability to see where they are located on the map.

Flight status uses on-device Siri intelligence to scan for information stored in Mail, Calendar, or Wallet, and proactively serves flight information for terminals, gate locations, departure times, as well as flight changes or cancellations for upcoming travel.

Revathy Rajan

Revathy is a contributing editor for VTV with a passion for creative writing, reading, research and chilling with Netflix. She is an avid foodie and is constantly on the lookout for various cuisines.