Google Street View cars caught in Google Street View

Ever wondered how Google made all the shots for Google Street View? This morning I was having a look at some of the streets in my area when I found two of the Google Streetview cars.

Google used Opel’s with a roof rack to mount the Street View camera. There were at least three of these Google Opel’s who indexed big parts of Amsterdam over the past summer.

Two of the Street View Opel’s:

Close-up of the camera: