Apple adding cycling directions and EV routing to Maps in iOS 14

Apple has announced at this year’s WWDC that the company’s adding a long-awaited feature to its default Maps app when iOS 14 drops: cycling directions. But Apple is only launching in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Shanghai, and Beijing, and it didn’t immediately say when it will expand into other parts of the world.

Users will be able to see elevation changes, and Apple Maps will even suggest if people should take a flight of stairs to save time, or allow them to route around steep hills. Cycling directions will be available in the watchOS 7, too.

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