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Amap Launches ‘Flying Street View’ 3D Tours, Opening Free Access to 1 Million Businesses

The rollout showcases Amap’s FantasyWorld model ranked first on Stanford’s WorldScore benchmark.

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Amap says the new feature is designed to give users a clearer sense of a place – such as its layout and seating areas – before making travel plans. Photo: Shutterstock

Overview

  • Amap unveiled Flying Street View at a Hangzhou event, bringing AI-driven 3D virtual tours of restaurants and other venues to its mapping app.
  • The feature uses the FantasyWorld world model to let users preview venue layouts and seating to inform travel and dining plans.
  • Alibaba said the service will initially be free for one million merchants, giving businesses a more interactive way to present their locations.
  • FantasyWorld is reported to top the WorldScore benchmark developed by Fei-Fei Li’s team at Stanford, ahead of models from China Telecom and Tencent.
  • Flying Street View is part of an upgrade to Amap Street Stars as the company expands research and hiring in world models and embodied intelligence.