In doing so, maps will account for charging time when calculating your ETA. Depending on your location, you can now find directions that take into account charging locations. There are also new electric vehicle routing opportunities in the Maps app. In the following example are the current listings for San Francisco: You can find the new guides on the main search page for a location. Better still, they automatically update as new sites get added.

From companies like Lonely Planet, AllTrails, and The Infatuation, the guides offer a listing of places in a location to eat, shop, and explore. Professionally-created Guides are another new feature in iOS 14. The cycling feature is currently limited to New York City, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and mainland China. You can toggle on Hills and Busy Roads under the Avoid section as necessary.

Choose Cycling as the mode of transportation.

Add your destination as you normally would.

There’s also customized voice guidance available throughout your ride and specialized navigation on Apple Watch.

Before starting a ride, Apple highlights the expected elevation, offers current traffic conditions, and suggests routes to avoid steep inclines or stairs. You can now find bike paths and lanes and bike-friendly roads in the Maps app. Not surprisingly, most of this year’s Maps changes are found on the iPhone, Apple’s top-selling product.

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