> Just a thought: maybe they are scanning cities for their self-driving cars and are also using this data for Maps? This is extremely likely. We know that Stre

> Just a thought: maybe they are scanning cities for their self-driving cars and are also using this data for Maps? This is extremely likely. We know that Street View cars have been carrying Lidar equipment for a few years now which aids in HD mapping. It makes total sense for them to re-use this data for their self driving cars.