Simulate real-world places with Project Genie and Street View

May 19, 2026

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We’re expanding access to Google AI Ultra subscribers globally and introducing a new capability powered by Street View.

Diego Rivas

Group Product Manager, Google DeepMind

Jonathan Herbert

Principal Product Manager, Maps

Nicole Segaran

Associate Product Manager, Google Labs

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Genie is our general-purpose world model capable of generating diverse, interactive environments. Since launching, Genie has become a foundational tool for research, enabling agents to learn and reason in complex virtual settings and even helping Waymo simulate hyper-realistic road environments.

Now, we’re taking a leap forward by connecting Genie’s generative power with the real-world imagery of Google Street View, allowing our models to anchor themselves in reality. This expansion of Genie’s capabilities can provide a virtual environment for AI agents or robots to navigate and interact with the complexities of the real world.

Today, we’re launching this new Street View grounding capability within Project Genie, our experimental prototype. With this upgrade, you'll be able to leverage real-world imagery to explore your favorite spots, or reimagine them with a creative twist. We’re also expanding access to Project Genie to more people around the globe.

Select the “Ocean World” style to scuba dive with schools of fish around places grounded in the real world.

Street View: ground your worlds in real places

Want to see the Golden Gate Bridge under the sea? Select the “Ocean World” style to scuba dive with schools of fish around the bridge. Or, if you want to explore what the iconic Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas might have looked like in the 1920s, select the “B&W film” style to see a world with saloons, vintage cars and trading posts.

Project Genie: now available with Google AI Ultra

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