“We are proud to partner with Google to use technology to help reduce traffic congestion and improve road safety for the people of Bengaluru. The company said the feature, to be rolled out first in Bengaluru and Chandigarh, is aimed at promoting safe driving. One such feature will show speed limit data shared by the traffic authorities on the maps app. On the sidelines of Street View launch, Google announced scores of other additions to Google Maps in India, the Android-maker’s largest market by users. Google says it has covered 150,000 kms of Indian roads with new launch, MapmyIndia says its product has covered about 100,000 kms /9Sezl1nYzI Google Maps vs MapmyIndia – desi vs videshi battle in the geospatial spaceīoth announcements on the same day don't seem like a co-incidence :) “So I’m really thrilled about how people will start using Street View and in India and see how we have suddenly changed everyday lives.” “Starting today, Street View will be available on Google Maps with fresh imagery intensity in India that is covering 150,000 kilometers (93,205 miles) of roads that have actually been ingested into Google Maps,” said Miriam Karthika Daniel, VP – Maps Experiences at Google, at the event. Unveiled 15 years ago, Street View is live in over 100 countries and territories and has amassed over 220 billion Street View images, the company said earlier this year. Google executives said at a press briefing in New Delhi Wednesday that this is the first time the company has partnered with third-party firms for Street View. The company expects to roll out the service to 50 Indian cities by the end of the year. Google said it has partnered with local giants Genesys and Tech Mahindra to relaunch the service, which is now live in 10 Indian cities. Street View, the Google Maps feature that allows users to explore an area through 360-degree panoramic street-level images, was first launched in India in 2011. Google has relaunched Street View in India more than a decade after it first rolled out the service in the South Asian market and roughly six years after the feature was banned in the country over security concerns.

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