Apple mapping service may not be as popular as the Google service, but that does not mean the company has raised its hands. 
As the New York Times reports, Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation, a company that specializes in high-precision GPS devices and software.
Η Apple he said in NYT:
"Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans."
Meanwhile, the Coherent Navigation site is offline, but the domain name servers show Apple's servers.
According to MacRumors, some members of the company's staff have begun to work for Apple already since January.
In anticipation of the next WWDC, it is very likely that Apple will try to present a more reliable mapping service.
Since it stopped working with Google Maps, Google has acquired many small mapping companies such as Pin Drop, Locationary, WifiSLAM, Hopstop, Embark, and Broadmap.
