Hyundai and the Ordnance Survey are on a mission to map London over 50 days through 650,000 street pictures. They’re doing this all from a hydrogen fuel cell car that emits nothing but water. We couldn’t pass up on the chance to go along for part of the 2,000-mile ride at the beginning of A Streetcar Named Hyundai’s journey.
We couldn’t have asked for a better day. With clear blue skies, the camera, which is installed on the roof and controlled by the car’s speed, took an image every 6-7 metres.
Using the cabbie's ‘Knowledge’, the world first initiative will capture all of London from the landmarks to the copious building sites. From views over the river to the day-to-day happenings, a unique vision of London in 2015 will be created. All the images will then be woven into a mosaic image of our fair capital to be unveiled at City Hall in November.
