Google has finally brought Street View to Google Maps in India after around 15 years since the functionality was first introduced. Street View on Google Maps will allow you to get a more precise and clearer view of places to better explore them. The announcement was made at this year’s Google For India event today. Check out all the details below.
Google has introduced Street View in collaboration with Genesys International and Tech Mahindra. The functionality is now available on Google Maps covering over 150,000 km in 10 cities, namely, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar. 50 more cities will be added to the list by the end of this year.
To access the Street View mode, you can simply search for a place and tap it to get the Street View thumbnail at the bottom. Select it to see the 360-degree and accurate view of a selected place. This can be done both via Google Maps on phones and on a PC. Google will also make Street View APIs available for third-party developers.
The Maps app will also show speed limit data to people shared by traffic authorities and this will start first in Bengaluru. Google has partnered with the Bengaluru traffic police to come up with solutions to show models that better optimize traffic light timings.
Furthermore, it is revealed that Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer tool is now being used by Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, and Aurangabad to analyze transport emissions data to design Climate Action Plans.
