I passed this guy on the I-275 crossing over Tampa Bay today. Snapped a couple cell phone pics. It is not a government or city plate. I could see a laptop mounted on the center console for the driver. It is difficult to see in my cell phone pics but the devices are angled 45* forward, and appear to have an emitter/lens and some sort of receiver, almost like a laser/radar system. I suppose it could have been a camera system. From the point of view on Google's images it seems to be mounted high on a van or truck though.
#43537, "RE: Is this one of the Google Street View Camera Cars?" In response to Reply # 0
IIRC the Google cars are usually small trucks, I think Toyota Tacomas, and they've got pretty hefty camera arrays on the back of them.
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#43540, "RE: Is this one of the Google Street View Camera Cars?" In response to Reply # 3 Feb-25-10 08:18 PM by Star Turbo Talon
Actually i have seen the google cars. The ones around here have a large Aluminum tripod strapped to the roof with a 360* view camera.
All the ones i have seen have google stickers right on the truck and bumpers.
I would not rule it out as a google car unless you work for google and happen to know it first hand.
We live in a contracting age where every company is contracting simple work to save the almighty penny. For all we know that is a guy subcontracted to to work for google and in that situation he would not advertise Google for obvious legal reasons.
#43545, "RE: Is this one of the Google Street View Camera Cars?" In response to Reply # 7
Ive seen one in a reflection of a window from google earths street view. The one I saw was a ford box van and what looked like a recording studio strapped to the roof.
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