Use the to type in any location—like "Tokyo," "Grand Canyon," or even your own home address.
: A more modern "passion project" available on Steam , EarthKart uses 3D Google Maps data to provide a photorealistic driving environment where players can explore any location globally.
Before diving into the "how," we need to define the "what." A traditional driving simulator (like Assetto Corsa or Forza Horizon ) offers beautiful, hand-crafted tracks. A setup is fundamentally different. 3d Driving Simulator Google Earth
Developed by Katsuomi Kobayashi, the 3D Driving Simulator on Google Maps is a web-based game.
Since Google has not built a full driving simulator, the community has taken matters into its own hands. The most compelling implementations come from modding existing games. Use the to type in any location—like "Tokyo,"
Drag the Street View icon (the yellow person) onto a blue-highlighted road.
While these browser games are lightweight and don't require hefty downloads, they boast impressive features that keep players coming back: A setup is fundamentally different
You can import a 50-square-kilometer chunk of the Swiss Alps or the Las Vegas Strip into a car game with working speedometers, engine sounds, and collisions. The world is geometrically real. The Limitation: You cannot drive across the entire planet. You can only drive in the small, pre-downloaded area. The data volume is enormous (gigabytes per city), and the world is static—no traffic AI.
If you want to leave the asphalt behind, type in the Grand Canyon. Switch your camera to a top-down view and drive your car right off the rim, plunging down into the massive, textured valleys and following the path of the Colorado River. The Technical Magic: How It Works