What A Google Street View Car Looks Like

Ever wonder what a Google Street View car looks like? Me neither. I just assumed it was a Prius with a pinhole camera made out of a Quaker Oatmeal canister taped to the roof. And I was 100% correct. That's exactly what you're looking at.

Hit the jump for a couple more shots of the vehicle (including some rare interior ones!), along with a link to a ton more pictures of the voyeurmobile.

La Google Car vue de très très près [korben]

Thanks to Korben, who planned on driving around and photobombing the Google car but opted for a nap instead. I would have done the same.

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