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.”

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    13 hours ago
    1. As soon as the bridge was deemed unsafe, it should have had barricades erected.
    2. Situational awareness supersedes maps, digital or not.
    3. Every GPS device, paper map and App out there would have had even chances to miss this.
    4. Driving in India is insane, even if the infrastructure wasn’t as bad as it is… and to be clear, it’s awful.