Andre Le

Creative Technologist, Designer, and Prototyper — Google Earth VR, Live View, Street View #StopAsianHate

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Up on GitHub if anyone with a @HelloTidbyt wants to try it out: https://t.co/cD8qUcUABc #tidbyt

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Some days go faster than others #claude

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Interesting that deep learning could make robotics more approachable. Imagine a small business being able to train a simple pick and place task to box up their products for an order rather than programming a set of movements. Most solutions don't need AGI, just repeatability.

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

To do this, I 3d-printed and assembled the SO-101 Leader and Follower arms to collect demonstrations of how to identify and pick up some of her toys to test how resilient these models are to lighting conditions and positional changes. Follow for more experiments!

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

I've been inspired by how my rapidly developing toddler learns and develops new skills on a daily basis. How teaching and curating a learning environment shapes her development, and how she applies these skills to new contexts. Could AI models learn the same way?

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

So proud of my team! We launched camera-based screen reader support for Live View Search in @googlemaps! Unlocking the ability for low-vision users to accurately identify places from across the street has never been done before and is a true superpower. ❤️ https://t.co/KX8WLxickI

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Loving this slick new todo/calendar app from @tryamie! It's been upgraded to my "default new tab page"📅

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

@createwithplay This is suuuuuper slick. I've been on the hunt for mobile-only creative tools for the past few years and this app is so fun and well designed. I've been sketching out prototypes on the subway! Amazing work

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

@RezaAli @gravicle @LumaLabsAI Sweet scanning guidance @RezaAli! Your work is always so inspiring

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Super proud of our teams' product announcements on #GoogleMaps yesterday at #SearchOn 2022: Immersive View and Search with Live View!

I'm so glad to see that our efforts to visualize information in the world and make it interactive will help people on the go! #AugmentedReality

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Never thought I’d ever be quoted in TIME! I’m so proud that Live View made it on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2021 list! Hats off to the incredible cross-functional team at Google that made this a reality! #TIMEBestInventions #AugmentedReality https://t.co/YIgN4mpiKc

[TIME @TIME]

A toy that keeps kids calm. A mini-car that teaches coding. Next-gen noodles. Here are TIME’s 100 best inventions of 2021 https://t.co/UVEBmgg5tD

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

I'm extremely proud of the team's hard work on Live View as we've been recognized by Time Magazine as one of the Best Inventions of 2021!

[Google Maps @googlemaps]

We're honored that Live View has been named one of @TIME's Best Inventions of 2021.

To all the explorers who find their way with Google Maps: thanks for inspiring us. This one's for you. https://t.co/YG5BcRLz8p #TIMEBestInventions

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Indoor navigation is something that #AR excels at. Without street names as identifiers, it's much easier to show rather than tell. Really proud of our team for working hard on this problem.

[Google Maps @googlemaps]

The magic of Live View now works indoors, so there’s no more missing the train because you can’t find the ticket booth.

Start using indoor Live View in Zurich’s top train stations this week and Tokyo’s next month. #GoogleIO

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

Ambient street names in AR was a surprisingly tough nut to crack for our design team, but immensely useful for orientation when using it out in the world.

[Google Maps @googlemaps]

Later this year, Live View will show you:

1️⃣ Street labels to help you navigate complex intersections
2️⃣ Places important to you like home, work, or your hotel

#GoogleIO

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

We announced a few new #AR features on Maps that we're working on last week at Google I/O! Way to go team!

[Google Maps @googlemaps]

We’re making it easier to explore with Live View.

Soon you’ll be able to access it right from the map to see helpful details about places nearby — like their busyness, reviews, photos, and more. #GoogleIO

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

As supply increases, Twitter bots will become less useful. Vaccinate The States is a project that aims to be the most comprehensive map of vaccine availability in the US. I’m proud to be helping drive their UX to ensure that things are easy to use. (Not easy with messy data!)

[Vaccinate The States @VaxTheStates]

Hello from day 1 of Vaccinate the States 👋

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

This is so hard to see happening over and over again. This man is in a coma for walking down the street just being Asian. #StopAsianHate

[CeFaan Kim @CeFaanKim]

61-year-old Yao Pan Ma fighting for his life. Ma's niece says he immigrated to New York 2 years ago, moved to Harlem after their Chinatown apartment burned down, recently lost his job to COVID. Collecting cans was how he helped support his family. #StopAsianHate

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

@byte_how Congratulations man!!

[David Feinberg (he/him) @dtfeinberg]

Public health is everyone's responsibility. Check out what fellow Googler, @Andre_Le has done to support tens of thousands of people in his hometown via Twitter. Well done! #VaccinateCA

[Andre Le @Andre_Le]

This is what it’s like to be Asian in America right now. This is happening to your co-workers, your grocery staff, your child care workers, your nurses, your firefighters, your neighbors, your friends. If you don’t do or say anything, you are like those guards that shut the door

[NYPD NEWS @NYPDnews]

🚨WANTED for ASSAULT: Do you know this guy? On 3/29/21 at approx 11:40 AM, in front of 360 W 43 St in Manhattan, the suspect punched and kicked a 65-year-old woman while making anti-Asian statements. Any info? DM @NYPDTips or anonymously call them at 800-577-TIPS.