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Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge

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Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge

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Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month ago

Three men in India died after Google Maps reportedly told them to drive their taxi off an incomplete bridge spanning the Ramganga River.

“The maps shouldn’t have shown that the bridge was complete.”

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It’s completely irrelevant. It’s not magic.

Blindly following directions without awareness of the situation around you is always your fault. A failure to block the road is the fault of whoever’s responsible for the road, but never the map.

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