The cameras used by Street View cars have been working without any update for 8 years. However, after information provided to the medium Wired, it has been possible to know what the intentions of the company are regarding a new version of these cameras and therefore a new version of Street View shortly.
As has been learned, the new cameras that will be used will be less bulky. In addition, in these 8 years the techniques and the results that can be obtained have been greatly improved. Therefore, the first thing we will achieve with images with better resolution and better colors. But, be careful, because the important thing is what the side cameras that will be implanted in the vehicles will do.
These new cameras want to get to the detail of the streets they travel. And this will be done thanks to artificial intelligence. The more information that is collected, the better for the end user. The main mission is to get useful information regarding businesses. What type of information are we referring to? Well the be able to get data about the hours in which each business operates; what types of payment do you accept, etc.. That is to say, that information that the naked eye cannot see - and that current cameras are unable to collect - in small posters placed on the facades of shops.
On the other hand, this could be the previous step of searches much more precise and different from the ones we currently know. Can you imagine being able to search for a business just by knowing the color of its logo and the name of the street? Or, being able to reach your destination knowing only the color of the building's facade? They are guesswork only. What is clear is that Google wants to improve the user experience and is gradually achieving it. The last thing that was introduced was the possibility of getting parking more easily in cities like Madrid or Barcelona.