Apple Maps' new bike-route feature is off to a terrible start

Apple Maps is getting a new bike-route feature in iOS 14, and, if Monday's WWDC presentation is any indication, it still has a long way to go. 

That brutal truth was communicated loud and clear when Apple Maps Product Design Director Meg Frost demoed the "dedicated cycling feature." 

Unfortunately, the suggested routes were absolute hot trash. 

Specifically, Frost showed how Apple Maps would instruct a cyclist to ride from around 17th and Dolores Street in San Francisco's Mission District to Baker Beach. As someone who has lived and cycled in San Francisco since 2008, both for commuting and pleasure (including many rides to Baker Beach), I can definitively tell you that the three routes suggested by Apple betray a fundamental lack of understanding of the reality of riding a bike in San Francisco.  Read more...