The whole thing reads like PR BS to me. Touting AI as a cure-all to make up for getting bashed about it lately.
The PR Title - "Redefining what a map can be with new information and AI". And the PR last line - "All of these updates are possible thanks to AI advancements"
And that might be it.
> "classical" algorithms
They probably just need to change a constant on the time to tell the user to change lanes and they'd make a difference on screw ups.
The fact Apple now says "sorry" when it makes a mistake is quite clever, it's a quick word to stop confusion for repeated instructions.
I do think the voice on maps needs work, and it matters. Text to Voice might be 'AI'