It plans to grow to 50 more cities by this year-end.īoth Street View and RealView are available to public and private sector companies that want to integrate it into their apps and services, and to regular users. Google said that Street View will be available in 10 Indian cities presently and cover 150,000 kilometres across the country. MapMyIndia said Mappls RealView maps repository already covers “hundreds of thousands of kilometers'. The company calls its primary mapping product Mappls, which competes with Google Maps, and RealView will compete with Street View.

The company’s Real View Maps works on similar lines as Google Street View and allows users to “virtually explore and interact with full 360-degree panoramas of streets' along with famous tourist, residential and commercial spots in major Indian cities. These features are reportedly coming to the Google-owned Waze too.MapMyIndia, on the other hand, doesn’t have to deal with such limitations. Maps will be able to suggest charging stops based on your journey, it'll highlight 'very fast' charging stations that have 150kW chargers or higher, and it will give you information on charging stations in search results - such as when part of a supermarket. To use the new Immersive View feature, make sure Google Maps is the latest version and, when you search for a supported building or landmark, the option will appear in the bottom left-hand corner of the pop-up menu.Īlso coming to Google Maps are new features for electric vehicle drivers. This too is rendered by AI using pictures taken inside the venue. In addition, the new feature can take you inside a building - such as a restaurant - so you can explore the decor and ambiance.

A time slider allows you to also see that information for a certain time of day, so you have a better understand of what it will be like when you visit.

It also layers current weather conditions, traffic and how busy the location may be. The new version that's rolling out now allows you to fully interact. The feature was also restricted to non-interactive rendered videos. A form of Immersive View has been available on Google Maps in the main five cities for a while, but has been limited to 100 or so famous landmarks.

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