Apple Maps Update Adds Public Transit Directions For Urban Areas In Nevada

A new version of Apple’s Maps app is rolling out to users this week. This latest update comes with comprehensive transit data for certain parts of the state of Nevada.

On Monday, Apple Insider learned that Apple’s Maps app has been updated with public transit directions for major urban areas in Nevada, especially Las Vegas. With this, users will now have the benefit of using the app on their iPhone for all their direction needs when traveling in the state of Nevada. They can particularly retrieve information on the times, stops and routes for the Las Vegas Monorail and RTC Transit buses.

Tourists can also rely on the Maps app to give them directions when touring the Strip and downtown landmarks, such as the Las Vegas Convention Center, since it has data from The Deuce and The SDX operating in the area. Other places that gained public transit directions through the new update include the McCarran International Airport and certain areas in Reno, Sparks and Carson City. There’s even bus directions for the Jump Around Carson Transit System and the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County.

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For people who are traveling around the state, the new Maps version has information about the Silverado Mainline buses on top of the existing options like Amtrak trains. The Silverado Mainline buses travel between each of the cities in the Silver State, so residents and guests can use the app to check on the schedule of the trips.

Apple’s Maps app got the Transit tab when iOS 9 was launched in 2015. Though this feature is behind what Google Maps has to offer, Apple is said to be doing well in giving its users exhaustive support on public transportation data. After all, the Transit feature maps all station entrances and lists all departure times, as per MacRumors.

Some of the places that already have public transportation directions support include Atlanta, Baltimore, Berlin, Calgary, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Houston, Kansas City, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Mexico City, Miami, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Paris, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, several cities in Japan and more than 300 cities in China. Check out the full list here.

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Apple has just started rolling out the update, so users can anticipate it to arrive within a few days. They may manually check for the availability of the latest version of Maps for iOS on the App Store. If available, they can download and install the update to get access to the Nevada public transit directions.

Apple has been working to provide support for public transport data to many cities around the world. Thus far, Tim Cook’s company has succeeded in providing coverage for users in the U.S., U.K., China and Japan. It is also branching out to Canada and Australia, having released support for a handful of cities in the two regions. Other parts of the world have yet to earn transit directions in the iOS Maps app.