Apologies as this is fairly tangential:

There's a parallax effect in Street View on Apple Maps that separates out the layers of every image. Things like lampposts or telephone poles all rotate slightly differently to whatever is behind them.

And it's such a subtle effect that I still break my brain trying to determine whether or not I've made it up.

Imagine expending that much development time and effort for something you're not even sure is there. And somehow I still find it enviably cool.

Oh wow I hadn’t noticed that. It’s especially noticeable when “walking” down the street between points.

I’m so glad to finally have that feature in my area. It was the one thing I missed from Google Maps which I otherwise avoid.

I just wish Apple would add more streets. London is the closest place with Apple “street view” to me and there are literally a couple of cities (!!!) between me and London. So I don’t hold any hope that Apple will ever get round to coming to my small village if there are entire cities they’ve left out.

I think it's the same tech they use to make the "3d" background photos on the iPhone wallpaper, which is probably also the same tech used for inferring depth when converting a normal photo to a spatial photo for viewing on an AVP.

I love this and share the experience! It is a very cool effect, specially when moving through the street.

Sounds awesome, is there a video of it I could watch somewhere?

Edit: for those who didn't know, like me, apple's maps are available at https://maps.apple.com. You can see this yourself. The effect is unvelievably smooth compared to what Google maps have

Drag two fingers on the map and you'll bring the camera down to see the 3D effect more clearly.