In the Netherlands and Belgium, you can now see the maximum speed in Apple Maps. This is indicated on both your iPhone and on your CarPlay screen if you use this.
The feature was introduced years ago in China and the US, and later became available in other countries. In recent years, the expansion of speed limits in Apple Maps has been part of Apple’s new proprietary map stock. Now that the updated Apple Maps is available to everyone in the Netherlands and Belgium, the speed limits in Apple Maps have also become visible.
Apple Maps in the Netherlands and Belgium
In the Netherlands and Belgium, the speed limits in Apple Maps are visible on a large number of roads, but not everywhere. Once the information is known, the maximum speeds will be shown at the top of your screen. The maximum speed is also shown via CarPlay.
Apple Maps does not show your own speed. Some navigation apps do have that function, which makes it easier for yourself. In the case of Apple Maps, you just have to keep an eye on your own speedometer.
There is no list of the roads on which the function does and does not work, you have to try that yourself. In any case, the function works on many N and A roads. The speed is not displayed on the roads where the maximum speed changes during the day. The function is therefore only for roads that maintain the same speed limit throughout the day.
Long hoped
Many users have long hoped for this feature, now that it is here it may be disappointing for some users. Not because the function does not work on all roads, but mainly because the maximum speed shown may not always be correct. Although this has not yet happened in the Netherlands, it is a warning that you should never rely on it 100 percent.
If you do see the wrong maximum speed in Apple Maps, you can report this as a problem to Apple.
