Apple has confirmed it is taking imagery in Malaysia for a rebuild of Apple Maps, including a Street View-style Look Around feature.
, which includes the introduction of the Street View-style Look Around feature. The company added a listing on its Apple Maps Image Collection website showing the schedule of the deployment but inexplicably removed it soon after., however, Cupertino has now confirmed it will be rolling out those vehicles after all, starting this month.
, now kicking off on November 10 instead of October 30. The full schedule is as follows:Putrajaya– 1 March 2024 – 4 April 2024– 10 April 2024 – 6 June 2024– 11 June 2024 – 24 June 2024– 2 January 2024 – 22 March 2024Apple Maps image collection in pedestrian areas using backpacks The company promises to protect people’s privacy when conducting its ground surveys with measures such as censoring faces and number plates in Look Around images. Aside from vehicles, Apple also employs people carrying backpacks equipped with cameras and lidar sensors to provide pedestrian data on streets without vehicle access, but this was not mentioned in the email.
Apple announced a rebuild of Apple Maps back in 2018 in an attempt to better compete with Google Maps, having been stung by the service’s. So far, the company has updated its maps in cities across Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Singapore, New Zealand and more, with new countries being added every year.
We are committed to protecting your privacy while conducting these surveys. For example, we will censor faces and license plates on images that are published in Look Around.