Apple Maps Streetview Van

[gavine]

My wife and I were driving behind this van the other day. Hopefully our Model X will be in the Apple maps street view

 

[kort677]

considering that apple and tesla have about a zero working relationship I would think that the chances of apple maps appearing in your car's nav system is virtually nil.

 

[gabeincal]

considering that apple and tesla have about a zero working relationship I would think that the chances of apple maps appearing in your car's nav system is virtually nil.

I would read OP's message again

 

[scaesare]

Based on the license plate of the one I saw here in MD/VA, looks like they've got a couple running around the East coast..

 

[gavine]

Based on the license plate of the one I saw here in MD/VA, looks like they've got a couple running around the East coast..
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The one I saw in NJ had California tags as well.

 

[scaesare]

The one I saw in NJ had California tags as well.

Yeah saw that... I immediately checked my pic to see if they were perhaps the same van...

 

[gavine]

Yeah saw that... I immediately checked my pic to see if they were perhaps the same van...

The picture I posted in the OP is just from Google images. I didn't take a picture of the van that I saw in-person. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[ecarfan]

considering that apple and tesla have about a zero working relationship I would think that the chances of apple maps appearing in your car's nav system is virtually nil.

You mis-interpreted the OP. He was saying that maybe his Tesla was being included in Apple’s street view image of the street he was driving on at the time he saw the Apple vehicle.

 

[gavine]

You mis-interpreted the OP. He was saying that maybe his Tesla was being included in Apple’s street view image of the street he was driving on at the time he saw the Apple vehicle.

Correct.

 

[andrewket]

I drove by an Apple maps van a few months ago. I’ve been periodically looking on the maps app to see if I appear. I’m surprised it takes so long to update the data.

 

[gavine]

I drove by an Apple maps van a few months ago. I’ve been periodically looking on the maps app to see if I appear. I’m surprised it takes so long to update the data.

How do you get a street view in Apple maps? I haven't been able to do that.

 

[12Pack]

Those silver cylinders on the four corners are Lidar sensors. More likely they are building a database for a future software/AR offering.