Originally Posted by
BobbySteel
Note that this feature is only on the Android version of Goog Maps. They delay the newest features on iPhone by quite a while.
That's not quite right. The iPhone app uses Google Maps information but the app itself is written by Apple. Apple decides what features to put in it and has to try to keep up with Google's new features. Notoriously they haven't put in the turn by turn navigation, presumably because they have partners who sell such apps in their store.