Google Earth in Cars?
One interesting footnote in Larry Page's keynote
yesterday was mention of a development project with
Volkswagon that would put Google Earth in cars. I know no details, but it seems to me that if merged with GPS, Google
Earth could offer a real breakthrough in car mapping. Operating on the desktop, Earth offers users drive-throughs of
driving directions. After an uneven experience testing a Garmin GPS unit in my car, I'd be very interested in an
Earth-enhanced device.
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1. There is one major problem with using Google Earth in cars. Google Earch uses outdated satellite photos. Roads and structures change dramatically from the 4 to 5 year old photos that are used. If this were to be more up-to-date, then yes, it would be a good marriage, but until then, I'll stick with Hertz "Never Lost" which is great.
Posted at 1:19PM on Jan 9th 2006 by Roger