Google offers support after navigation error leads to fatal car accident in India
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Google offers support after navigation error leads to fatal car accident in India

Live Mint  

Tech giant Google has reportedly asserted that the company was assisting Indian officials in the serious incident involving the death of three men who were driving to an unfinished bridge, following the lead of Google Maps while commuting. The publication quoted the police officials and said in a report that the driver was following the lead of the navigating software Google Maps while driving on his way to attend a wedding. Moreover, a report from the Press Trust of India news agency reported that the police have questioned an unnamed executive from Google Maps and investigated a few officials from the government public works department. In another similar tragic incident, two doctors died last year in the state of Kerala when their car had fallen off into the Periyar river following the navigation app.

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Bihar family asks Google Maps for directions to Goa, ends up in Karnataka forest
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bihar family asks Google Maps for directions to Goa, ends up in Karnataka forest

Hindustan Times  

A family from Bihar, who were travelling to Goa following directions from Google Maps, found themselves stuck in a thick forest zone in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district. Khanapur police inspector Manjunath Nayak said the family of six-seven people, including children, was stranded approximately 8 kilometres inside the forest. He said: “The family, led by Rajdas Ranjitdas from Bihar, had been …

A fatal car accident leads to homicide case against Google Maps in Uttar Pradesh
3 weeks, 3 days ago

A fatal car accident leads to homicide case against Google Maps in Uttar Pradesh

Firstpost  

The death of three Indian men falling off an unfinished bridge in Uttar Pradesh raised questions about whether navigation apps like Google Maps can be held responsible for such accidents The popular Google Maps came under major scrutiny after the navigation tool was held responsible for the death of three men in India. The tragic incident not only put a …

Mint Quick Edit: Fatal mis-direction: Google needs to soul-search
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Mint Quick Edit: Fatal mis-direction: Google needs to soul-search

Live Mint  

Lives lost to negligence aren’t new in India, but a road crash in Uttar Pradesh stands out. Three men travelling over the weekend from Gurugram to Bareilly lost their lives when their car fell off a bridge that didn’t reach all the way across a shallow river because it was incomplete, damaged or both. It’s unfortunate that a well-endowed company …

Bareilly bridge tragedy: Why Google Maps failed?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bareilly bridge tragedy: Why Google Maps failed?

India Today  

Three men driving to a wedding—supposedly following a route recommended by Google Maps—plunged into a river in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, on November 23. Satellite images showing a portion of the Bareilly bridge collapsed in September last year and Google Maps suggesting a walk across the bridge on November 25, 2024. To suggest the best route, Google Maps primarily uses data …

Bareilly Bridge Deaths: 4 PWD Engineers Booked, Google Maps Official Under Probe After Misdirection Kills 3
4 weeks ago

Bareilly Bridge Deaths: 4 PWD Engineers Booked, Google Maps Official Under Probe After Misdirection Kills 3

ABP News  

Bareilly Bridge Deaths: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun have registered a case against four engineers from the Public Works Department and an unnamed official of Google Maps in connection with the deaths of three men. The car plunged into the Ramganga River from a partially constructed bridge in the Dataganj Police Station area early on Sunday. Dataganj Police Station SHO …

Google Maps and bridge damaged by floods: As 3 young men lose lives in UP, read what went wrong
4 weeks ago

Google Maps and bridge damaged by floods: As 3 young men lose lives in UP, read what went wrong

Op India  

On the night of 23rd November, in a bizarre incident, three cousins died after Google Maps directed their taxi to an incomplete bridge over the Ramganga River in Faridpur, Bareilly district, Uttar Pradesh. Image: The Skin Doctor/X Faridpur SHO Rahul Singh said that the victims were using Google Maps to navigate when the incident occurred. Pramod Kumar, brother-in-law of Nitin, …

3 men lose their lives after Google Maps leads car off incomplete bridge in Uttar Pradesh
4 weeks ago

3 men lose their lives after Google Maps leads car off incomplete bridge in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

In a tragic incident in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, three individuals lost their lives after their car, misdirected by Google Maps, veered off an under-construction bridge and plunged into the Ramganga river, according to a report by India Today. In Uttar Pradesh, three died after Google Maps led their car onto an incomplete bridge. Relying on Google Maps for navigation, …

Can Google Maps Be Sued As GPS Error Kills 3 In UP Car Accident? Know What Cyber Law Says
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4 weeks ago

Can Google Maps Be Sued As GPS Error Kills 3 In UP Car Accident? Know What Cyber Law Says

ABP News  

Google Maps Accident: A tragic accident in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, has reignited debates about the reliability of navigation apps. Three persons lost their lives on Saturday when their car, guided by Google Maps, drove onto an under-construction bridge and fell into a river. This incident raises questions about whether navigation apps like Google Maps can be held accountable for such …

‘Google Maps can be…’: Netizens react as 3 die after car following ’incorrect navigation’ falls from incomplete bridge
4 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Google Maps can be…’: Netizens react as 3 die after car following ’incorrect navigation’ falls from incomplete bridge

Live Mint  

Navigation of route through GPS data resulted in a tragic incident in Badaun district on Sunday. As a result, the driver was misled and did not realize the bridge was unsafe," PTI quoted Circle Officer of the area Ashutosh Shivam as saying. Furthermore, the Circle Officer pointed to the absence of safety barriers or warning signs on the under-construction bridge …

3 killed after Google Maps leads their car to unfinished flyover in UP
4 weeks, 1 day ago

3 killed after Google Maps leads their car to unfinished flyover in UP

India Today  

Three people died after their Google Maps wrongly led their car to an under-construction bridge, with the vehicle plunging into a river in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, police said. The men were relying on Google Maps to reach the venue when their GPS led them to the unfinished flyover. The car went to the incomplete bridge and fell into a …

GPS error leads to fatal road accident in Bareilly, car plunges into river, three dead
4 weeks, 1 day ago

GPS error leads to fatal road accident in Bareilly, car plunges into river, three dead

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least three people died after their speeding car fell into the Ramganga River from an under-construction bridge in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly. According to information released, the incident occurred around 10 am today as the car, carrying three passengers, was en route to Dataganj in Badaun district from Bareilly. The road navigation platform failed to update …

Google Maps misleads 5 Odisha students into dense forest, rescued after 11 hours
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps misleads 5 Odisha students into dense forest, rescued after 11 hours

India Today  

Relying on Google Maps for navigation became a nightmare for a group of five friends returning from Odisha's Saptasajya temple when they got stranded in the middle of a forest in Dhenkanal for 11 hours. While returning, the five students became disoriented and found themselves deep inside the Saptasajya forest after Google Maps directed them there. KERALA MEN'S NARROW ESCAPE …

Google Maps Mishap: Car Falls into River in Kerala
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Maps Mishap: Car Falls into River in Kerala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: In yet another case of Google Maps going wrong, two persons narrowly escaped after the car they were travelling in fell into a river in the Kasargod district of Kerala on Thursday morning. Residents report that despite the construction of a new bridge about 500 meters from this location, Google Maps continues to display the old bridge, directing people …

Kerala: Google Maps Land Hyderabad Tourists in Stream
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala: Google Maps Land Hyderabad Tourists in Stream

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad/Kottayam : Using Google maps to navigate resulted in a tourist group in Hyderabad driving into a stream swollen with water near Kuruppanthara in this south Kerala district. “We took the assistance of Google map route as we were confused over the road while heading towards Alappuzha,” one of the tourists, seeking anonymity said. According to him, the road the …

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