I noticed that too. I hope Google will release their own native apps for iOS before too long, unless Apple dings them for 'duplicating existing functionality'. I love having the transit directions in SF, it's pretty well done across Muni, BART, and CalTrain.

I won't hold my breath given Google's track record shipping a useful GMail app for iOS.

And what about walking and cycling directions? Walking and transit used to be on iOS, and cycling has been on Android for a while now. It's going to be a shame to lose that functionality on iOS.

Cycling? Must be US only, as is public transport. Walking is essential though.

Also cutting out other forms of transport (e.g. public transport and walking) makes maps pretty useless for me.

A step backwards in functionality is never a good thing but I do like Apple's approach of saying that third party developers can do a better job for some parts of mapping. The kitchen sink approach of trying to cram everything possible into one app has its limits.