Who (Still) Uses Google Maps' Fastest Routes?
5 Jul 2024, 09:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps no longer provides users with the fastest route to the destination exclusively, as it also shows an eco-friendly alternative
5 Students Got Lost and Used Google Maps to Find the Way. They Ended Up in the Jungle
2 Jul 2024, 03:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google Maps wasn't the life-saving application that five students hoped it'd be; they used it to find a way out of a forest
Google Maps User Plunges Into River, Thank God for a Tree
28 Jun 2024, 04:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Another car fell into a river after the driver followed the directions provided by Google Maps without checking out the road ahead
18-Wheeler Full of Red Bull Gets Stuck on Mountain Road Due to Google Maps Error
4 Jun 2024, 11:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Google has ignored this problem for years, local authorities claim; the search giant resolved the glitch after the latest case
Driver Following Google Maps Plunges Into River, Car Fully Sinks in the Water
25 May 2024, 07:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A group of tourists traveling in a car in India were recently saved by locals and police officers after their vehicle landed on a river
Google Maps Error Sends People Seeking a Doctor to a School
11 Apr 2024, 08:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Users relying on Google Maps to find the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services were sent miles away from the sought location
Driver Following Navigation Software Gets Stuck in Snow, Showing No App Is Flawless
6 Mar 2024, 18:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Yet another driver who blindly trusted their navigation software ended up calling emergency services after getting stuck on a road
Tourists Spend 7 Days in the Wild After Following Google Maps on Impassable Road
16 Feb 2024, 15:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Two German tourists got their car stuck in an area with no cellular reception; they decided to walk to the nearest town and arrived after 7 days
Authorities to Install Barriers As Drivers Use Google Maps, Not Common Sense
12 Feb 2024, 16:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The city of Edinburgh will soon install barriers on a set of steps where several drivers ended up stuck after following Google Maps
Lorry Gets Stuck on City Center Steps After Driver Blindly Follows Google Maps
19 Jan 2024, 16:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A lorry driver used Google Maps for navigation, eventually getting stuck on the city center steps in the same place where other drivers had the same issue
How to Turn Off the Headlight and Child Reminder Notifications in Waze
31 Dec 2023, 10:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned traffic navigation app comes with notifications that don't always make sense; among them, headlight and child reminders
"Trust Me, Not Google Maps": Cattle Farmer Erects Sign to Correct Navigation Blunder
30 Nov 2023, 12:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A farmer from Queensland decided to fight a navigation error in Google Maps in the most unique way: with a dedicated sign aimed at users running the app
Driver Follows Sat-Nav on Boat Ramp, Enters Lagoon, Tries to Drive in the Sea
9 Nov 2023, 12:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A driver who blindly trusted what the sat-nav in their car told them to do ended up with the vehicle stuck in a lagoon in Spain
Google Maps Brought Me Here: Cyclist Caught by Police on Highway Blames Sat-Nav
13 Oct 2023, 18:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A cyclist who was caught by police on the highway claims he ended up on the high-speed road after following sat-nav directions
Authorities Continue the Battle With Google Maps, Tell Users to Ignore GPS Navigation
15 Sep 2023, 08:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / More local authorities erect signage to recommend drivers ignore the directions provided by the navigation software in their cars
Subaru Outback Gets Stuck on a Beach After Driver Learns a Very Important GPS Lesson
7 Sep 2023, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Queensland driver who blindly trusted his GPS navigation system ended up stuck in sand on a beach at 2 AM; it was too late to do anything, he says
Google Maps Rival Creates Feature to Offer Navigation Without GPS Signal
30 Jun 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / HERE has recently patented a new technology whose goal is to provide route guidance in a vehicle even without a GPS connection
Google Maps Users Searching for Faster Route Get Stuck in Mud, Survive on Watermelons
20 Jun 2023, 03:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / If you still needed proof that blindly trusting what the sat-nav says is a bad idea, here's the story of two familiars that got stuck in the mud for days
Garmin Launches Motorcycle GPS Navigator That Puts Google Maps to Shame
23 Apr 2023, 10:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The latest GPS navigation unit from Garmin are specifically built with motorcycles in mind, coming with IPX7 water-resistance and handlebar vibration support
I Used the Original Navigation in a 2010 Car and Google Maps No Longer Feels Revolutionary
14 Jan 2023, 13:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The essential navigation features were available in cars launched more than a decade ago, way before Google Maps became mainstream