Folks in Germany can now take advantage of Apple Maps incident reporting to report accidents and various road hazards following the feature's launch in the US and China.
German users confirm being able to report accidents and hazards on Apple Maps
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Germany’s Sparkasse and Commerzbank add support for Apple Pay
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