Google street view??

Old Apr 11, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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Anyone ever used it? I finally saw where they get the views from....
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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I wonder why it has California plates? Did Google create a fleet of these cars and send them out to different cities or something?

Be sure to check the street view of that area later to see yourself.
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 07:16 PM
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oh wow thats cool
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 07:44 PM
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You should have thrown up the shocker.
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Originally Posted by TXB4Z
You should have thrown up the shocker.



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I always wondered what car they used. I looked straight down on street view and saw part of a blue car lol
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at least its a chevy
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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That's strange. I thought they mounted large cameras on vans.

Originally Posted by Morbid
I wonder why it has California plates? Did Google create a fleet of these cars and send them out to different cities or something?

Be sure to check the street view of that area later to see yourself.
Google's HQ is in the Bay Area, CA.
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Originally Posted by newton
Google's HQ is in the Bay Area, CA.
Yeah, if you go there you'll see the Street View team.

Oh and they use different vehicles, check the reflections in windows.
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here is a funny video y'all should check out:
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