Google to Roll Out Immersive View for Maps

<p data-block-key&equals;"c3tj6">Google Maps is launching new immersive view for major cities including Los Angeles&comma; London&comma; New York and San Francisco later this year&period; Advances in computer vision and AI allow Google to fuse together billions of Street View and aerial images to create a rich&comma; digital model of the world&period; With the  new immersive view&comma; you’ll be able to experience what a neighborhood&comma; landmark&comma; restaurant or popular venue is like — and even feel like you’re right there before you ever set foot inside&period; So whether you’re traveling somewhere new or scoping out hidden local gems&comma; immersive view will help you make the most informed decisions before you go&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"be8g3">Say you’re planning a trip to London and want to figure out the best sights to see and places to eat&period; With a quick search&comma; you can virtually soar over Westminster to see the neighborhood and stunning architecture of places&comma; like Big Ben&comma; up close&period; With Google Maps’ helpful information layered on top&comma; you can use the time slider to check out what the area looks like at different times of day and in various weather conditions&comma; and see where the busy spots are&period; Looking for a spot for lunch&quest; Glide down to street level to explore nearby restaurants and see helpful information&comma; like live busyness and nearby traffic&period; You can even look inside them to quickly get a feel for the vibe of the place before you book your reservation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"1j2hk">The best part&quest; Immersive view will work on just about any phone and device&period; It starts rolling out in Los Angeles&comma; London&comma; New York&comma; San Francisco and Tokyo later this year with more cities coming soon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p data-block-key&equals;"1j2hk">Google also recently launched eco-friendly routing in the U&period;S&period; and Canada&comma; which lets you see and choose the most fuel-efficient route when looking for driving directions — helping you save money on gas&period; Since then&comma; people have used it to travel 86 billion miles&comma; saving more than an estimated half a million metric tons of carbon emissions — equivalent to taking 100&comma;000 cars off the road&period; The company says it is on track to double this amount as it expands to more places&comma; like Europe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;