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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 02:20:52 JST Ars Technica

   Lawsuit says man died after Google Maps directed him over collapsed bridge

   Google allegedly gave drivers bridge route for years despite correction requests.

   https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/09/lawsuit-says-man-died-after-google-maps-directed-him-over-collapsed-bridge/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • anion (ionisland@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 02:33:53 JST anion

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     @arstechnica allow me to introduce @openstreetmap and @organicmaps

   • MaybeMyMonkeys (maybemymonkeys@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 03:30:57 JST MaybeMyMonkeys

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     @arstechnica no excuse for not paying attention. The bridge could have been washed out hours before.

   • Vaheon (vaheon@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 03:56:59 JST Vaheon

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     @arstechnica It happened to me with the Uber app; it directed me to drive on the sidewalk across the golf course instead of the main roads.

   • Danie van der Merwe (danie10@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 04:31:23 JST Danie van der Merwe

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     @arstechnica this is where Waze shines, having users and community updating the maps...

   • Adrian Cockcroft (adrianco@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 06:33:36 JST Adrian Cockcroft

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     @arstechnica I’ve tried twice to correct Google maps for the place I live. They have refused the fix both times. I fixed it on Open Street Maps myself…

   • pinkmonkey (pinkmonkey@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 08:05:34 JST pinkmonkey

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     @arstechnica

   • James Vincent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 (thisisjmx@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-Sep-2023 15:34:53 JST James Vincent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈

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     @arstechnica It's no good blaming a navigation system. That driver, yes it's sad that he died, should have been looking where he was going. If that's the bridge, it's a pretty big collapsed one. He's to blame, no one else.