Ford is also tapping Apple Maps information to help develop its next version of BlueCruise. Specifically Apple Maps. Rather than use its own native navigation software, Ford will be switching to a Apple's new MapKit for Automotive SDK. When I drive EVs that that use their own native navigation systems, instead of Google Maps or something similar, I'm always frustrated because they never work as well as Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze. The Apple Maps info will help the hands-free driving feature know where on-ramps, off-ramps, and interchanges are, for example, The New York Times reported.