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by jakecopp 2951 days ago
What if Apple replaced their maps with Mapbox, which uses OpenStreetMap data?

Apple does use OpenStreetMap data but they barely update it.

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Current OSM data license is ODBL 1.0 [1], I think Apple would have a problem with having to share modifications they made to the data (especially if they merge in data from commercial sources).

Share-Alike: If you publicly use any adapted version of this database, or works produced from an adapted database, you must also offer that adapted database under the ODbL.

[1] https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/

Isn't VW involved in here? They have pretty good maps.
Volkswagen Group / Volkswagen AG are using Here (formerly known as Nokia Here): "On 3 August 2015, Nokia announced that it had reached a deal to sell its Here digital maps division to a consortium of three German automakers—BMW, Daimler AG, and Volkswagen Group, for €2.8 billion" [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Group