Google Street View Car Drivers Can Get Lost Too
So that's how Google gets its maps.
Google Maps has become an indispensible tool in modern navigation. If you don't have a GPS, you print out Google Maps directions before setting out. If you're lost, you look yourself up on Google Maps on your iPhone or Android device.
But sometimes the cartographers can get lost too.
Below is a Google Street View image of... three other Google Street View camera cars. They appeared to be on the job of capturing the streets of Elsrijkdreef in the Netherlands, but found themselves consulting a map.
Check them out on Google Maps here.
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They don't have a GPS or a map in the car! Thats hilarious.
Google Street View
We get lost, so YOU don't have to.
Wow, those cars and the equipment on them seem a lot beefier than the one which came around my street!
...Of course the may actually have a GPS, those things aren't infallible, especially if the road layout has changed since you last updated. A GPS once instructed me to drive off the side of a bridge...
Those cars are nowhere near the kerbside, I'm not so sure they're parked.
If you look at all of the street view images in the area it looks like they went over that area a lot for some reason. If you go down the other side of the street, multiple street view cars can be seen with 3 different amounts of light and one of the captures looks like the road is wet from rain. Maybe they were having trouble with their GPS systems all together like a random failure and decided to just throw as many cars as they could at it to try and get a decent set between all of them.
Why are the license plates blurred. You need to protect Google's privacy as the violate everyone else's?
EPIC!! We should create one of those captions:
GPS FAIL
Google can also get lost...
They're the same as the one that cut me up last year. Wanker.
Besides that, all three cars have their drivers in it. So I guess that's just a random guy on the map while the cars are passing by. I don't think it's google consulting a map, not in my book. Just a lucky shot, that's all.
Those cars are nowhere near the kerbside, I'm not so sure they're parked.
Besides that, all three cars have their drivers in it. So I guess that's just a random guy on the map while the cars are passing by. I don't think it's google consulting a map, not in my book. Just a lucky shot, that's all.
Big brother is watching and his name is GOOGLE!
They get lost and therefore turn to google street view for help, oh the paradox.
Big brother is watching and his name is GOOGLE!
Well at least i can search him up.
Yeah, and just imagine we thought it was impossible to drive into a lake....
There goes the shortest way to anywhere... we'll be following the gCars in circles.....
surprising that no one has noticed yet that these cars are still on the road, and not parked on the parking spot on the side...
also from the height the shot was taken from you can tell it was taken from a 4th car, and chances are they just happened to catch a random man looking at the map thingy, and see if people would fall for this...
in other words... they probably did not get lost.. it is just a joke
Why are the license plates blurred. You need to protect Google's privacy as the violate everyone else's?
Google blocks out your faces and license plates. people need to grow up, they are not privacy invading monsters.
There are clearly drivers in all cars.
Too funny - more here: http://www.streetviewfunny.com
People often dont realize this projects ambitious goal. Its truly a remarkable task and Google does deserve a recognition for digitizing the globe. This global library will only get better and decades down the road, you have the whole planet earth captured on photo
I only use Google Maps for satellite images. For actual directions I stick with MapQuest. Google Maps is too inaccurate, and streets are often missing from it entirely.
I only use Google Maps for satellite images. For actual directions I stick with MapQuest. Google Maps is too inaccurate, and streets are often missing from it entirely.
I disagree.
Google Street ViewWe get lost, so YOU don't have to.
This one is good enough for +40
In Russia, MAP FINDS YOU!
They are not lost. They're canvasing. But good for a few hits though.
anyone thought about how they captured pic of their own cars? if they were the ones taking the photos, then it'll require another one to take pic of their own? lol
I can't stand Google street view. It is nothing but spitting in your face style invasion of privacy! Do you know how many private roads, even with signs posted the Streetview people have purposely gone down. Do you know what happens? They say to remove a photo from streetview you must individually report it online on the google maps site. Well, for a private road depending how long the road is can take thousands of pictures. HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO REMOVE THAT! ONE AT A TIME! I really hate Google because I live on a private road and they took photos of the whole thing and the only way I can get it removed is to write Google a letter and send them photocopies of my drivers license and other things that invade your privacy even more! You can't win unless you can stop their cars before they enter and send them away with 4 flat tires so they won't come back. I wish our lawmakers would demand immediately that all private roads and all photos associated with it would be removed immediately!
Google Street ViewWe get lost, so YOU don't have to.
Brilliant slogan. Google should cut you a check for that. That was pure awesome.
Google Street ViewWe get lost, so YOU don't have to.
Just too brilliant!
Follow the link to the actual Street View and pan around. You'll see that there's a red tractor pulled over on the curb with no driver!!!! The guy at the map must have walked over from the parked tractor!!!!!! Liars!