History of Apple Look Around / Kerala
At the end of May 2024, Apple Maps vehicles entered the State of Kerala through the Karnataka border.[1]Dileep Apple ന്റെ car കേരളത്തിൽ 😳 നിങ്ങൾ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ! [Translation: Have you seen Apple's car in Kerala?] (2024-05-27) via Facebook (in Malayalam) Subsequently the vehicles were spotted in the Idukki District (Malayalam: ഇടുക്കി ജില്ല).[2]Varkey, S. "Apple map images collection car |#youtubeshorts" (2024-05-24) via YouTube In mid-June 2024, it was reported that a vehicle was photographing part of the area around the Chullimanoor Junction (Malayalam: ചുള്ളിമാനൂർ ജംഗ്ഷൻ) located in Thiruvananthapuram District that intersects both State Highway 2 and Highway 45.[3]Maneesh, S. "Apple look around car #shorts #apple #imagecollection #techmahindra #appleimage #kerala #photos" (2024-06-11) via YouTube
In early July 2024, these vehicles were sighted driving through several rural areas in Munnar (Malayalam: മുന്നാർ), a city located in the mountainous eastern part of Kerala characterized by its tea plantations.[4]"Apple Maps car found @ Munnar" (2024-07-14) Vlogs by Reshma via YouTube
In early August 2024, the local newspaper Anchuthengu Vaarthakal published an article about how mapping equipment was touring the coastal area of Thiruvananthapuram District.[5]"അഞ്ചുതെങ്ങിലെ ആപ്പിൾ മാപ്പ്സ് പബ്ലിക്ക് ബീറ്റ വേർഷൻ സർവ്വേ പൂർത്തിയാകുന്നു." [Translation: The Apple Maps public beta version survey in Anchuthengu is being completed] (2024-08-05) Anchuthengu Vaarthakal (in Malayalam) Later in the same month, several social media users spotted the Apple Maps car driving through several suburbs in the Kollam (Malayalam: കൊല്ലം) metropolitan area,[6]Mundakkal, S. "ഈ വണ്ടി കണ്ട് പേടിച്ചവരുണ്ടോ ഇവിടെ" [Translation: Are there people here who are scared by this car?] via Instagram (in Malayalam) the fifth largest city in Kerala. Additionally, in this month, Apple vehicles also started to circulate in the commercial zones around the metropolitan area of Palakkad (Malayalam: പാലക്കാട്), the ninth most populous city in the state.[7]Nabs "ഇവൻ ഇവിടേം എത്തിയ #google #streetview #car #kerala" [They went here #google #streetview #car #kerala] via Instagram (in Malayalam)
In early September 2024, Apple Look Around vehicles were spotted around Kozhikode (Malayalam: കോഴിക്കോട്).[8]"ഇത് ഞാൻ ആദ്യമായി കാണുകയാണ് ഇത് എന്താണെന്ന് അറിയാമോ?" [Translation: This is the first time I've seen this. Do you know what it is?] (2024-09-08) Food Tech Travel via YouTube (in Malayalam)
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Dileep Apple ന്റെ car കേരളത്തിൽ 😳 നിങ്ങൾ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ! [Translation: Have you seen Apple's car in Kerala?] (2024-05-27) via Facebook (in Malayalam)
Varkey, S. "Apple map images collection car |#youtubeshorts" (2024-05-24) via YouTube
Maneesh, S. "Apple look around car #shorts #apple #imagecollection #techmahindra #appleimage #kerala #photos" (2024-06-11) via YouTube
"Apple Maps car found @ Munnar" (2024-07-14) Vlogs by Reshma via YouTube
"അഞ്ചുതെങ്ങിലെ ആപ്പിൾ മാപ്പ്സ് പബ്ലിക്ക് ബീറ്റ വേർഷൻ സർവ്വേ പൂർത്തിയാകുന്നു." [Translation: The Apple Maps public beta version survey in Anchuthengu is being completed] (2024-08-05) Anchuthengu Vaarthakal (in Malayalam)
Mundakkal, S. "ഈ വണ്ടി കണ്ട് പേടിച്ചവരുണ്ടോ ഇവിടെ" [Translation: Are there people here who are scared by this car?] via Instagram (in Malayalam)
Nabs "ഇവൻ ഇവിടേം എത്തിയ #google #streetview #car #kerala" [They went here #google #streetview #car #kerala] via Instagram (in Malayalam)
"ഇത് ഞാൻ ആദ്യമായി കാണുകയാണ് ഇത് എന്താണെന്ന് അറിയാമോ?" [Translation: This is the first time I've seen this. Do you know what it is?] (2024-09-08) Food Tech Travel via YouTube (in Malayalam)