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Previously, Google's Street View cameras required a special kind of car mount and elaborate processing equipment to operate.

The new camera can be mounted on any car that has a roof rack and can be controlled with a mobile device. Being modular, it will be able to take attachments such as lidar scanners, when needed, and remove them when not. Pictured below, it's a new, modular system that weighs less than 15 pounds, and Google says is no bigger than a house cat. Google is making a huge update to the way it captures Street View data for Google Maps with a new camera. Where available, you'll get a "See mode dates" toggle that will reveal all the available Street View data of a certain place.

The feature has been around on desktop since 2014 but is just now making its debut on iOS and Android. Street View marks 15 years today and to celebrate, Google has added a way to look at past Street View imagery on mobile.