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Google I/O 2026: Project Genie Will Now Let You Explore Street View Locations With a ‘Creative Twist’

6:52 PM IST · May 20, 2026

At Google I/O 2026, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced a new capability for Project Genie. The new experience connects the cutting-edge large language model (LLM) with Google's Street View to let users explore different locations on the map with a “creative twist.” The feature will be available to those on the highest subscription tier of Gemini as the company also starts rolling out Project Genie to more users. Apart from a fun, interactive experience, the tech giant also pitches the Street View grounding as a tool to help train artificial intelligence (AI) agents and embedded robots.