Apple Drone Fleet to Gather Maps DataApple reportedly has assembled a group of robotics and data-collection experts who will use drones to obtain data for updates to its Maps app. Apple, Google and others in the cartography space currently collect a lot of their data using motor vehicles equipped with high-tech gear.
"That's a very expensive and time-consuming process," said Sam Abuelsamid, an analyst at Navigant Research.
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Apple Drone Fleet to Gather Maps Data
