Driver Blindly Trusts the Likes of Google Maps, Ends Up Stuck in Freezing Temperatures
18 Dec 2022, 17:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A driver in South Yorkshire figured out the hard way that relying on navigation apps all the time isn’t necessarily the best idea for motorists out there
Cyclist Blaming Navigation App for Riding Along a Highway Signals a Growing Problem
10 Sep 2022, 13:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A cyclist was recently caught by the police riding along the M62 in the United Kingdom, and officers claim the man blamed a navigation app
Woman Drinks Too Much, Gets Car Stuck Into Tram Tunnel, Blames Google Maps
31 Aug 2022, 22:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A female driver ended up with her car onto the tram tracks and eventually got the vehicle stranded; it turns out she had too much to drink
People Hungry for Cookies End Up Knocking on Couple’s Door Due to the Likes of Google Maps
24 Aug 2022, 21:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A recent Crumbl Cookies location is mistakenly flagged on the mapping services in the place where a couple actually lives
The Queen Is Full of British Humor, She Gives Her GPS a Rather Funny Nickname
22 Aug 2022, 08:13 UTC · By: Angela Balaciu / The Queen is having fun with the GPS voice on her Range Rover, which she finds amusing enough to be worthy of a nickname
Waze Under Fire for the Nightmare It Creates on Quiet Country Roads
31 Jul 2022, 22:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Google-owned app is sending drivers to alternative routes in an attempt to help them reach their destinations faster
Lorry Hits Two Houses Due to Navigation App Blunder, Just Don’t Blame the Tech
30 Jul 2022, 21:22 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driver of the lorry used satellite navigation to find their way in Middlebrook, but it ended up being sent to a dead-end street
Google Maps User Ends Up Driving Directly Into River, You’d Better Not Blame Navigation
19 May 2022, 21:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A Toyota driver says Google Maps sent them directly into a river, with the car eventually getting completely stuck in the water
Not Everybody Is a Big Fan of the Likes of Google Maps and Waze
13 May 2022, 22:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Research shows that drivers aged 54-66 don’t necessarily find navigation solutions a must-have when they get behind the wheel
GPS Navigation Sends Car on Train Tracks, Collision Was Unavoidable
24 Jan 2022, 06:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driver of a car in North Langley ended up with the vehicle stuck on railway tracks after following the direction of their navigation software
Driver Gets Stuck on Tram Tracks Because That’s Where a Navigation App Told Them to Go
10 Dec 2021, 22:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Greater Manchester Police says the driver was just following the instructions provided by a satellite navigation solution
Camper Driver Hits Bridge Because the Navigation App Told Him They’d Fit
26 Oct 2021, 21:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A camper driver ended up hitting a rail bridge in England after ignoring the street signs and just going for what the sat-nav system told him
About 10 Percent of Drivers Think It’s Okay to Take a Selfie Behind the Wheel
20 Sep 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Research show drivers don’t necessarily think it’s a problem to interact with electronics even when their cars are in motion
Driver Ends Up in a Canal Because That’s Where the Navigation App Told Him to Go
14 Apr 2021, 13:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The driver of a Jaguar XF ended up getting the car in a canal after blindly following the instructions provided by his navigation software
Wrong-Way BMW Driver Says He Was Just Following His Navigation App
20 Feb 2021, 08:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driver spotted traveling the wrong way on the M6, but fortunately, he was stopped by the police before another tragedy happened
Driver Ends Up in a River Because That’s Where Navigation Told Him to Go
22 Jan 2021, 10:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Delivery driver used a navigation app to find an address but instead ended up in a river; emergency services eventually rescued him
Navigation App Sends People Looking to Get Tested to Family Farm
23 Dec 2020, 06:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Drivers trying to find a testing center in North Yorkshire are mistakenly being sent by an unnamed navigation app to a family farm
New Mercedes S-Class to Use TomTom HD Traffic
15 Mar 2013, 10:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Navigation systems used to be toys only for the very rich. We still remember thinking how cool it was that a satellite was helping us get to our destination, or that a computer could tell us what to...
Apple Maps Deemed ‘Potentially Life Threatening’ in Austraila
10 Dec 2012, 12:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The internet is now full of negative reviews on Apple’s Maps service, which is very buggy (as in full of bugs) for pretty much any user outside the US. Now, the app has been deemed as potentia...
TomTom Releases New Navigation App for iPhone5
28 Nov 2012, 17:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / TomTom recently released a new update for its iPhone navigation app, with the new development being designed to take advantage of the larger screen that can be found on the iPhone 5. The new app ...