I've noticed in the last couple of weeks that my CarPlay Apple Maps "camera" is far more zoomed out than it used to be. I'm getting about double the forward distance showing on my screen than I used to.
That's interesting. I haven't noticed any camera-related changes of late. (Unfortunate, because I really miss my old "Camera B" mode.) While navigating in CarPlay on my super-wide widescreen, I don't see lane markings and such unless I'm about to make a turn, or I'm on the highway and the camera switches to the junction view approaching an exit. It has something to do with the widescreen orientation...Maps needs to zoom out a bit more than usual so you can see ahead of where you're driving, and the default zoom level is *just* outside the range of road markings appearing.
After the update to iOS 15.6.1 the other day, I *maybe* noticed a subtle change in how Maps looks on CarPlay while navigating.
In cities with the ultra details, buildings are colored as they roughly appear in real life. As you zoom out, the color gradually shifts to the standard gray. If you zoom in again, the color gradually returns. Prior to this update, the building colors weren't very clear while navigating on CarPlay, despite not being zoomed out very far. They were too subtle. Now on iOS 15.6.1, it appears to my eyes that the colors are popping just a bit more.
Also, I believe the Maps team is working on updating all of the unique parkway shields in the New York area. One or two were updated recently. Then I commented to them about how the shields within New York City were different from the shields in Westchester County. Then one day recently, all of the shields vanished, and they haven't returned.
I wish they'd update the 3D models of the bridges here, since only a few select bridges have real 3D models. I'd like the remaining bridges to get the same treatment. Right now, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge and Throgs Neck Bridge look like cheap knockoffs of the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.
EDIT - Also, when I updated my phone to iOS 15.6.1, I immediately received a notification from Apple Maps saying "Cycling Direction Now Available -- Get cycling directions across the U.S. that show elevation, and let you avoid busy roads." First time I've seen that message.