# Simulate real-world places with Project Genie and Street View

DevFeed: [Simulate real-world places with Project Genie and Street View](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/simulate-real-world-places-with-project-genie-and-street-view-6243.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://deepmind.google/blog/simulate-real-world-places-with-project-genie-and-street-view/>)

Author: Diego Rivas

Published: 2026-05-17T19:53:18Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Google DeepMind News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/google-deepmind-news.md>)

Topics: [World models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/world-models.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Google AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-ai.md>)

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## AI overview

Google DeepMind describes a new Street View grounding capability for Project Genie, a general-purpose world model that generates interactive environments. The capability connects real-world imagery with Genie to create imaginative, explorable worlds based on places in the United States, with broader availability planned.

## Source excerpt

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