Inside the Google Car
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I was using Google maps earlier to look at the site where the car has landed on the rail track earlier today.
Looked at this aerial view first: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Howardland+Round...
Then dropped onto the roundabout: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Howardland+Round...
When I moved forward I was inside the Google car:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4801718,-2.2822135...
Never seen this before - is it a common thing on Google maps?
Looked at this aerial view first: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Howardland+Round...
Then dropped onto the roundabout: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Howardland+Round...
When I moved forward I was inside the Google car:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4801718,-2.2822135...
Never seen this before - is it a common thing on Google maps?
Colonel Cupcake said:
Sometimes when I have been using Streetview, I have ended up inside shops and cafes. Not just in the doorway, either. Right against the back wall in some cases.
The have backpack mounted cameras that people can walk about with. They use them fortoown centres that are pedestrianised and wilderness trails etc
sherman said:
Colonel Cupcake said:
Sometimes when I have been using Streetview, I have ended up inside shops and cafes. Not just in the doorway, either. Right against the back wall in some cases.
The have backpack mounted cameras that people can walk about with. They use them fortoown centres that are pedestrianised and wilderness trails etc
zalrak said:
When I moved forward I was inside the Google car:
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4801718,-2.2822135...
Never seen this before - is it a common thing on Google maps?
Sorry if it's obvious - the inside and outside pictures have been taken at different times.https://www.google.com/maps/@53.4801718,-2.2822135...
Never seen this before - is it a common thing on Google maps?
It is weird though, especially as you can spin around within the car. It's like they've taken the camera off the roof and put it in the car.
Sheepshanks said:
Sorry if it's obvious - the inside and outside pictures have been taken at different times.
It is weird though, especially as you can spin around within the car. It's like they've taken the camera off the roof and put it in the car.
I think this is the answer too. The driver forgot to disable the camera when his shift was over and it kept recording for a while. It is weird though, especially as you can spin around within the car. It's like they've taken the camera off the roof and put it in the car.
My guess? Google caught it and managed to wipe most images, but missed this short stretch due to lane changes/junctions reporting duplicate GPS coordinates to older images. I suppose it must be more or less impossible to catch all these anomalies, even with the help of AI.
Edited by BrownEaredDog on Saturday 8th February 22:49
BrownEaredDog said:
Sheepshanks said:
Sorry if it's obvious - the inside and outside pictures have been taken at different times.
It is weird though, especially as you can spin around within the car. It's like they've taken the camera off the roof and put it in the car.
I think this is the answer too. The driver forgot to disable the camera when his shift was over and it kept recording for a while. It is weird though, especially as you can spin around within the car. It's like they've taken the camera off the roof and put it in the car.
My guess? Google caught it and managed to wipe most images, but missed this short stretch due to lane changes/junctions reporting duplicate GPS coordinates to older images. I suppose it must be more or less impossible to catch all these anomalies, even with the help of AI.
Edited by BrownEaredDog on Saturday 8th February 22:49
Are you saying they took almost 100kg of equipment off the roof and just stuck it on the backseat?
It cannot be removed by the driver. It is a major job to fit and remove it all. They simply fit a cover over it when not in use. Like the second picture below.
Mont Blanc said:
That makes absolutely no sense.
Are you saying they took almost 100kg of equipment off the roof and just stuck it on the backseat?
It cannot be removed by the driver. It is a major job to fit and remove it all. They simply fit a cover over it when not in use. Like the second picture below.
I wasn’t saying that was the answer, just it looks like what you’d see if that had happened.Are you saying they took almost 100kg of equipment off the roof and just stuck it on the backseat?
It cannot be removed by the driver. It is a major job to fit and remove it all. They simply fit a cover over it when not in use. Like the second picture below.
I don’t know - maybe a backpack camera? Or perhaps there is a removable version of the rooftop camera??
The spiral wrapped cable outside the car is a bit odd - the images of the end of it are blurred, but the vehicles / crash barrier beyond mostly look OK. Stepping back through the images a couple of them look like the cable has been torn.
RJO said:
Possibly the camera was knocked off the top due to low tree branch or similar, and recovered by the driver.
I doubt there would be many low tree branches around that roundabout. Surely the camera would be switched off if there was a need to put it inside the car. It’s very odd. Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff