{"id":26500,"date":"2026-01-07T14:02:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26500"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:02:34","slug":"alibabas-amap-rolls-out-ai-powered-3d-virtual-tours-for-offline-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=26500","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba\u2019s Amap rolls out AI-powered 3D virtual tours for offline destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amap, the mapping and navigation platform of Alibaba Group Holding, has launched new features powered by its top-ranking world model, as the tech giant doubles down on artificial intelligence to upgrade its massive consumer ecosystem.<\/p>\n
\u201cFlying Street View\u201d, a new feature on the Amap app<\/span> based on the unit\u2019s self-developed system designed to simulate real-world environments, allowed users to take 3D virtual tours of restaurants and other offline venues, the company said at a launch event in Hangzhou on Wednesday. Alibaba owns the Post.<\/div>\n
The feature was designed to give users a clearer sense of a place \u2013 such as its layout and seating areas \u2013 before making travel plans, while also helping local businesses boost offline traffic, according to the company.<\/p>\n
Amap\u2019s FantasyWorld model, developed by the Alibaba Amap Computer Vision Lab and released last September, was now the world\u2019s top-performing model of its kind, surpassing domestic peers \u2013 including China Telecom\u2019s TeleWorld and Tencent Holdings\u2019 Voyager<\/span> \u2013 according to the WorldScore benchmark, an evaluation tool built by Fei-Fei Li\u2019s team at Stanford University.<\/div>\n
Amap would initially offer the feature free of charge to one million businesses on the platform, helping merchants showcase their venues in a more interactive format, according to Alibaba.<\/p>\n
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<\/div>Amap says the new feature is designed to give users a clearer sense of a place \u2013 such as its layout and seating areas \u2013 before making travel plans. Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The feature is part of a broader upgrade for Amap Street Stars, the AI-powered ranking tool launched last September for offline destinations such as restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions. It is the latest sign of how Alibaba is embedding AI into products<\/span> across its business empire, as the Hangzhou-based tech giant intensifies its rivalry with food delivery leader Meituan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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