Apple to deploy drones to improve its Maps service

Apple intends to use drones coupled with some more indoor features to help improve its Maps service, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Google which had been working on indoor mapping for sometime now had also acquired a startup Indoor.io for an interior mapping project.

Apple is now said to be building a team that would build drones along with data collection experts.

The drones will update the map information faster than the current fleet of minivans that did so using cameras and sensors.

Apple has also been working on new features such as better car navigation and improved indoor navigation too.

Bloomberg reported that Apple wanted to fly drones around to do things like examine street signs, track changes to roads and monitor if areas were under construction, the person said.