Google has stated that its ultimate goal is to provide street views of the entire world, although the company has not disclosed in advance the exact dates when any particular locations will be added.[5]
In the more immediate future, Google plans to release Street View for various Canadian cities, but modified so that faces and license plates are blurred, due to concerns raised by Canada's federal privacy commissioner Jennifer Stoddart about the program breaching Canadian privacy laws.[6]
In April 2008, Google Street View cars were spotted in Italy with Sick AG LIDAR system added to the scanning array on the car. These would be used for gathering 3D data as well as images.[7]