Google integrates its Street View dataset of 280 billion ground-level panoramas into Project Genie for real-time navigation and interaction in 3D environments from real-world locations
The early research prototype is hosted at labs.google/fx/projectgenie
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Google just turned Street View into a video game.
The mother lode of ground level data -- 280 billion real world panoramas, now playable in real time.
Here's everything you need to know in 7 mins:
00:00 Genie 3 Grounded In Reality 00:44 Real-time Demos! 03:48 The Bigger Picture 05:36 Current Limitations 06:54 World Model Resources
12:51 AM · May 21, 2026 · 2.2K Views