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Google's famous street view mapping service that allows users to take a virtual walk on the roads of major cities is getting ready to extend its reach this summer with the launch of the Google Trike. In order to film areas of that are unreachable by its car fleet like famous landmarks or piers, Google has created the trike - a pedal-powered tricycle equipped with the same 360 degree camera mounted on the company's Street View cars. Not exactly the high-tech solution you'd expect from a company like Google, but on the other hand it's as environmentally friendly as it gets.
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Following in the footsteps of Lamborghini and Honda, Skoda has announced that its museum in the Czech Republic can now be visited virtually on Google Maps via Google Street View. Read more »...
- Google Gives Us A Camel View Of Abu Dhabi's Desert [w/video]
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- Toyota Iq Collects Imagery For Street View In Belgium
[Updated] The diminutive Toyota iQ (sold under the Scion nameplate in North America) has been chosen to complete the filming of streets in Belgium that were too small for Google's traditional camera cars The "iQ Street View" project is a collaborative...
- Spanish Driver Caught Soliciting Barely-dressed Lady In Google Street View
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- Google Maps Directions Gets Street View Imagery Aid
Google has enhanced its Maps driving directions service with the integration of the Street View feature. In the 44 regions across the U.S. where Google Maps Street View imagery is available, users will be able to see camera icons next to each step of...
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Google Street View Uses Pedal-Powered Tricycles to Film Locations Inaccessible by Car
Google's famous street view mapping service that allows users to take a virtual walk on the roads of major cities is getting ready to extend its reach this summer with the launch of the Google Trike. In order to film areas of that are unreachable by its car fleet like famous landmarks or piers, Google has created the trike - a pedal-powered tricycle equipped with the same 360 degree camera mounted on the company's Street View cars. Not exactly the high-tech solution you'd expect from a company like Google, but on the other hand it's as environmentally friendly as it gets.The Google Trike project will kick off in Italy with the United Kingdom following latter on in the summer. In the UK, Google has joined forces with Visit Britain to launch an online poll to find which famous landmarks and locations should be first included on Street View. Users can choose their top 3 locations from five categories - Castles, Coastal paths, Natural Wonders, Historic Buildings & Monuments and (Sports).
- Czech Out Skoda's Museum On Google Maps
Following in the footsteps of Lamborghini and Honda, Skoda has announced that its museum in the Czech Republic can now be visited virtually on Google Maps via Google Street View. Read more »...
- Google Gives Us A Camel View Of Abu Dhabi's Desert [w/video]
How do you go capturing desert images, the kind used on Google's Street View? Obviously, a Prius won't cut it and neither will a Land Cruiser, so Google resorted to ships of the desert, otherwise known as camels. Read more »...
- Toyota Iq Collects Imagery For Street View In Belgium
[Updated] The diminutive Toyota iQ (sold under the Scion nameplate in North America) has been chosen to complete the filming of streets in Belgium that were too small for Google's traditional camera cars The "iQ Street View" project is a collaborative...
- Spanish Driver Caught Soliciting Barely-dressed Lady In Google Street View
We'd like to give the driver of this Ford Transit Connect the benefit of the doubt, but somehow we don't think that he stopped to ask the provocatively (un)dressed brunette for directions - that is, unless he meant directions for the delivery...
- Google Maps Directions Gets Street View Imagery Aid
Google has enhanced its Maps driving directions service with the integration of the Street View feature. In the 44 regions across the U.S. where Google Maps Street View imagery is available, users will be able to see camera icons next to each step of...