It is also the most expensive public transportation in the world, according to research compiled by the House of Commons library, but it does have one of the best-designed maps in transit history.

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But the new Apple Maps app does not have transit directions included in the app.

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Luckily, you can still access Google Maps from Safari to get the transit feature.

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We're also working with developers to integrate some of the amazing transit apps in the App Store into iOS Maps.

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The app is missing some of the most useful features from the former iOS Maps app: Google's transit directions and street view images.

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Lastly, maps start with roads and locations and transit, but they quickly fractal inside building to wings and rooms and aisles.

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Rather, as far as product went, Nokia would differentiate with its own apps, many of which were tied to services, such as Nokia Maps, Nokia Drive, Nokia Transit, Nokia Music (which provides ad-free streaming radio) and the augmented reality app City Lens.

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This sense of digital literacy extends to maps as well, which now include actual street views, iOS compatibility, transit system schedule transposition, direction mapping.

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The majority of maps features that matter are all here: traffic, turn-by-turn navigation, transit directions, walking directions, satellite view, street view, indoor photos, Zagat restaurant reviews, and a bit of integration with your Google profile.

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Get comprehensive, accurate and easy-to-use maps with built-in Google local search, voice guided turn-by-turn navigation, public transit directions, Street View and more.

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