<P> On September 17, 2014, the successor of iOS 7, iOS 8, became available . Later that year, on October, 16, Apple released OS X Yosemite . Neither update brought any major modifications to Apple Maps . However, the feature "City Tours" was introduced to both iOS and OS X . This function made it possible for the user to be guided through locations with Flyovers . Also, Apple Maps results were shown in the search feature Spotlight in OS X Yosemite . Later in 2014, Apple news website 9to5Mac reported that in the previous months a number of Apple Maps employees, including a key employee, had left the company to work for Uber . In the next year, Apple Maps was added to the operating system of the new Apple Watch, which was released on April 24, 2015 . The smartwatch version of Apple Maps features turn - by - turn navigation . The app indicates navigation instructions by taps on the user's wrist . </P> <P> During WWDC on June 8, 2015, Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, announced that the new version of Apple Maps in iOS 9 would have information about public transportation in a number of global cities . The function also became available for OS X El Capitan and watchOS 2 . In addition, Apple added the function "Nearby", which shows nearby points of interest in several categories . With the update, the application chooses a detour in case of a traffic delay . The three new versions of the operating systems became available in September 2015 . In addition to these new releases, Apple acquired a few companies in 2015 in order to improve the mapping application even further . In the spring, Apple also acquired Coherent Navigation, that provides precise location data through High Integrity GPS, and the startup company Mapsense later that year . The latter had developed software to organize large amounts of location data . </P> <P> In 2016, Apple Maps opened a new development center and it was updated for watchOS and iOS . The application was improved when watchOS 2.2 came out in March 2016 . Apple Maps was renewed in the new version of the operating system and received a number of new features, including "Nearby" which had previously been exclusive to iOS . Four months later, Apple CEO Tim Cook inaugurated a new office in partnership with IT company RMSI, Noida, at the WaveRock campus in the Indian city Hyderabad . The development center focusses on the development of Apple Maps and employs 4,000 people . According to ZDNet, the 250,000 square feet (23,000 square metres) office costed US $25 million . In September, iOS 10 was released . The update of the Apple's mobile operating system was accompanied by a new design of Apple Maps . Moreover, the application was opened up to developers and gained a few features: it makes suggestions for places to go based on earlier usage of the app, it can remember the location where the user parked their vehicle, it allows a user to filter search suggestions, and the turn - by - turn navigation was improved . The navigation automatically zooms in and out, shows traffic ahead, and allows users to search for points of interests along the route . These features are available for CarPlay as well . </P> <P> In early 2015, vehicles equipped with twelve cameras and lidar sensors were seen in a variety of places throughout the United States . These vehicles were owned by Apple . Speculation arose that Apple was working on a counterpart of Google Street View . Since April 2013, there had been speculation about such a counterpart since Apple applied for a patent, in which a concept similar to Street View was described . The patent that was published at that time had been filed in September 2011 . In June 2015, Apple stated on its website that the vehicles were collecting data to improve Apple Maps . Also, Apple claimed to secure privacy by making faces and license plates unrecognizable . According to the company, Apple's vehicles have driven through the following countries: </P>

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