Two things I pulled from the linked Reddit post:
– Here’s a link to a nice image of an Apple Maps van, with its can shaped Velodyne HDL-32E Lidar (on the four corners of the roof rack) and the 360 degree cameras.
– Here’s a link to Apple’s Apple Maps Vehicles page, which shows what parts of the country the vans are currently roaming.
Interesting stuff.
I think I’m missing what makes this a news story. Apple’s been running these vans with LIDAR and cameras since before 2015 (I have some photos of one in my neighborhood from back then).
I’m trying to figure out when Apple is going to release a “street view” like feature for Apple Maps.