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Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge

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Three Men Die When Google Maps Tells Them to Drive Off Unfinished Bridge

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TechnologyEnglish · 2 days ago

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.”

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The article tells you it’s a repair of a wash out. So it absolutely does have a connection.

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