Key Maps Engineer Chris Blumenberg Leaving Apple for Uber

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chris blumenberg, key apple engineer has long worked on maps ios , os x, leaving company take position uber, according report the information. blumenberg latest of number of departures apple's maps team, has been suffering internal politics.

blumenberg 14-year veteran of apple, working on safari os x , later ios. famously built version of maps ios in just few weeks in late 2006 steve jobs demo @ iphone introduction in january 2007. last 6 years, blumenberg has managed maps apps & frameworks group, overseeing team of @ least 40 employees handling apple's maps apps on ios , os x. linkedin profile:

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my team responsible apple maps app , mapkit framework. since 2006, we've worked on number of google , apple service-backed features such local search, directions, street view, next destination , carplay. proudly drove , guided implementation of vector maps, flyover , navigation during shift google's services apple's services in 2012.

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apple's issues maps team have reportedly slowed company's work on initiative, so there virtually no mentions of maps @ company's worldwide developers conference keynote last month. apple reportedly has number of ios maps improvements in works, including transit directions , improved points of interest, unclear whether ready in time public release of ios 8 later year or if need held later update.

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so have worry when using uber services of ending @ totally different places?

 

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