爲對抗谷歌地圖 蘋果將用無人機提高地圖質量

Apple is hoping drones can help the company compete more effectively against Google Maps, according to a new report.

一則最新報告指出，蘋果公司希望無人機可以幫助其更有效地對抗谷歌地圖。

The tech giant is building a team that will use drones to fly overhead and capture critical street information, including signs and traffic changes, Bloomberg is reporting, citing sources who claim to have knowledge of its plans.

《彭博社》的這一報告引述自聲稱知悉其計劃的消息來源稱，蘋果正在組建一個團隊，使用無人機捕獲包括標誌和交通變化的關鍵的街道信息。

Apple has secured approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use drones to capture photos, videos, and other traffic data, the report says.

報告稱，蘋果已經獲得聯邦航空局的批准，使用無人機捕獲照片、視頻和其他交通數據。

Drone capture could prove important to Apple as it works to improve its Maps application running on iOS and macOS devices.

無人機捕獲技術可以證明其對蘋果的重要性，因爲它可以改進其在iOS和macOS設備上運行的地圖應用程序。

After capturing the data from streets both in the U.S. and abroad, it can then be transmitted back to Apple's team and its information uploaded to the Apple Maps servers, according to Bloomberg.

據《彭博社》報道，在從美國和國外的街道捕獲數據之後，它可以被傳輸回蘋果的團隊，並且其信息被上傳到蘋果地圖服務器。

Users, then, would get far more useful and recent data.

因此，用戶將獲得更多有用、新近的數據。

Apple Maps was released in 2012 as a replacement to Google Maps on iOS. Soon after its release, however, the app, which comes bundled with Apple's operating systems, was criticized for having inaccurate information and poor driving directions.

蘋果地圖於2012年發佈，取代了iOS上的谷歌地圖。然而，在它發佈後不久，與蘋果的操作系統捆綁的該應用程序，被批評具有不準確的信息以及不良的駕駛方向感。

Apple CEO Tim Cook ultimately apologized for Apple Maps and suggested users try out other options, like the Google Maps that had previously been bundled with Apple's mobile operating system.

蘋果首席執行官蒂姆·庫克最終爲蘋果地圖向用戶道歉，並建議用戶嘗試其他選項，如以前與蘋果的移動操作系統捆綁的谷歌地圖。

Since then, Apple has made strides towards improving the app's accuracy and data and has added more information, including traffic and transit data.

從那時起，蘋果已經在提高該應用程序的準確性和數據方面取得了長足進步，並增加了包括交通和公交數據等更多信息。

Still, Apple Maps is generally believed to be inferior to Google Maps, which comes with accurate data and other key features, like a Street View option that lets users see images of addresses.

然而，蘋果地圖仍被普遍認爲不如谷歌地圖，谷歌地圖提供了準確的數據和其他關鍵功能，如可以讓用戶看到地址的圖像的街景視圖選項。

In addition to getting better data more quickly to Apple Maps with drones, the company is also trying to improve its mapping service's navigation and is eyeing ways to take images of the inside of buildings, according to Bloomberg.

據《彭博社》報道，除了用無人機更好地獲取更好的數據之外，蘋果還在努力改進其地圖服務的導航，並且正在尋找拍攝建築物內部圖像的方法。

That feature would let users explore airports, museums, and other public places without actually visiting them. Google already offers a similar feature with Google Maps.

該功能將允許用戶探索機場、博物館和其他公共場所，而不用實際訪問他們。谷歌地圖已經提供了類似的功能。