Long Term Focus ST Spotted on Bing StreetSide

"William Byrd" (thedriver) 02/04/2015 at 13:59 • Filed to: Bing StreetSide

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Could I be any more on an online map? I was on my daily commute out of our nations capital in our ( !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ) Focus ST when I saw a fairly plain looking Toyota Highlander with a very non plain looking array of cameras on top. The rectangle sticker affixed to the door had the Microsoft logo and "Bing StreetSide" written on it. If you aren't familiar this feature of Bing maps (I was not) it's pretty much Google StreetView with much less livery on the camera cars. I decided to drive beside him for a bit and see if I could remember to go look.

I did, and here I am.

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Anyone else spotted themselves on an online map? Oh and stay tuned for an article about the FoSTs replacement.

Takuro Spirit > William Byrd 02/04/2015 at 14:04

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I'm still waiting for my car to show up...

William Byrd > Takuro Spirit 02/04/2015 at 14:07

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Wow, they love Toyota SUVs. I see they used about as much Microsoft livery as the one in DC did.

lonestranger > William Byrd 02/04/2015 at 14:21

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I suppose a bland Toyota CUV is harder to spot in a building's window reflection.

Takuro Spirit > William Byrd 02/04/2015 at 14:35

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Yeah I thought Google forgot to wrap a car when I first saw it, then I pulled up next to the door.

I also saw an XV being used as a mapping car for some website I never heard of:

William Byrd > lonestranger 02/04/2015 at 14:36

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haha maybe yeah!

William Byrd > Takuro Spirit 02/04/2015 at 14:37

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Ah, here.com the website that "tells you where you are!" Sounds useful.

Actually I've never heard of it either.

OPPOsaurus WRX > William Byrd 02/04/2015 at 14:41

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i passed one this fall, i just went to check bing but thier street view isn;t working right now

Takuro Spirit > OPPOsaurus WRX 02/04/2015 at 14:43

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Make sure you're using IE. Bing's streetside HATES Chrome, with reason.

William Byrd > OPPOsaurus WRX 02/04/2015 at 14:45

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Yeah it took me a dozen tries to get the darn thing to load.

pip bip - choose Corrour > William Byrd 02/05/2015 at 04:25

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