Google Street Views Trike
Google Street View has caused controversy in the UK by taking images of thousands of streets and adding them to the Google Maps service. The public in the UK have been upset and have attempted to legally challenge Google with claims against UK “Privacy” legislation. Now Google is expanding the service even further with the launch of the Google Street View Trike.
The Trike has been designed to allow the Google Street map service to be extended to include famous Landmarks. The new service has been supported by Visit Britain.
Justin Reid from VisitBritain said: ‘The new trike will enable us to showcase even more of Britain’s wonderful destinations and we look forward to some great ideas from the public.’
‘Depending on what the public vote for, users will be able to virtually tour castles or monuments before visiting – or check out which side of a football stadium they need to be on before leaving the house,’ a Google spokesman said.
The Google Street Views Trike is currently being tested in Genoa and will be in the UK this summer.
