Jalopnik: Google Earth

Google Earth’s bridges on drugs

Peter Orosz — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EST

Mix 2D satellite and aerial imagery with 3D terrain data in Google Earth and you end up with road infrastructure that looks curiously like the tail end of a Deadhead party. Artist Clement Valla has compiled a great collection of these loopy bridges and Dalí-esque canyons. Click through them all and the very watch will melt of your wrist. More »

Google Earth Car Chase Like Grand Theft Auto In Real Life

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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Using the Google Earth hi-res satellite view of New York, simple animation and a little imagination, an entire car chase was created through the streets of Brookyln. It's like the original Grand Theft Auto — in real life. More »

Audi A8: World's First Google Earth-Enabled In-Car Nav System

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:30:00 EST

The 2011 Audi A8 continues to set the full-size sedan gadget bar higher with the integration of Google Earth and terrain-mapping into its 8-inch LCD screen. Now you can find a Starbucks... in 3D! More »

Monopoly City Streets Mates Empire-Building With Google Maps

Ben Wojdyla — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:30:00 EDT

If you're a Monopoly fan, Wednesday will be a big day, as Hasbro and Google will release "Monopoly City Streets" upon the world. It's a massive online game of Monopoly using Google Maps as the gaming board. More »

BBG’s Katayama: “GPS Made Me Lazier, Stupider, Angrier And A Worse Driver”

Peter Orosz — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:00:00 EDT

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Is technology making imbeciles of us all? Boing Boing Gadgets’ Lisa Katayama argues chronic GPS usage has put her in touch with her inner Pinky rather than helping her be a better driver. More »

The 20 Most Traffic-Congested Cities In America

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

From New York to San Bernardino, drivers in America's cities live in their cars. Below we use Google Earth to take an in-depth look at the intersections of the nation's 20 most traffic-congested cities. More »

Google Earth Reveals Coolest Driveway Ever

The Auto Insider — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:00 EST

What could quite possibly be the coolest driveway ever was found outside of Lakeland, Florida. Our friends at The Car Lounge used Google Earth to get a closer view of this killer not-so-mini racetrack driveway. More »

TV Eye on Dearborn, Other Test Tracks

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:11:26 EST

Can't get past the killer meat pods guarding the world's top-secret test tracks? How about bypassing them altogether, and looking down from miles upward? Ok, so it's not in real-time, and only accurate to within a few hundred feet — that leaves out snooping for future models — but for sheer geekery, AutoExpress's guide to slying test tracks using Google Earth is the balls. That means it's good, right? – Mike Spinelli More »