The Bridge Chronicle: Pune bizman dies by drowning after Google Map reveals the wrong path. “A Chinchwad-based businessman died by drowning after his car went under the backwater of a dam in Akole tehsil of Nagar district on Saturday (January 9) early morning. His two other friends accompanying him managed to escape and save their […]
WION: Google Maps removes ‘Road of Bones’ route after Russian driver freezes to death. “A few days ago, a Russian driver froze to death when his car broke down on an infamous road between the Yakutsk and Magadan cities. Following that, Google Maps has decided to make sure such an incident never happens again.”
Radio New Zealand: More farmers say Google Maps sending drivers over tracks. “In a Google Maps update rolled out in July, it concedes a number of driveways and private tracks have been listed in ‘error’, despite not appearing on council or LINZ records. Whangarei farmer James Buckland said he had made many attempts to get […]
ABC News (Australia): Google Maps error sees Toowoomba Showground listed on a road that doesn’t actually exist. “Google has taken a photo of the front entry of the Toowoomba showgrounds, and captured a sign inside the gates with the name Frank Thomas Avenue. The problem is that road does not actually exist — it is […]
Travel Weekly: Brisbane River renamed ‘Ithaca Creek’ in bizarre Google Maps glitch. “The requests of young Aidan Ameer, who spends much of his time reportedly poring over maps, and even had a Google Maps cake for his eighth birthday, have seen a glitch emerge on Google Maps…. Ameer explained that the family live by a […]
Toronto Star: Google pens Twitter ode to Scarborough after depicting it as a semi-collapsed house. “A week ago, the tech giant sparked outrage among Torontonians when users discovered that a cursory search of the word ‘Scarborough’ in Google led to a sad photo of a semi-collapsed house. The company promptly removed the photo, and on […]
The Guardian: Newly opened WestConnex tunnel missing from Google Maps, causing confusion in Sydney. “Google Maps is working to resolve an issue where Sydney’s newly opened WestConnex M4 East motorway – part of Australia’s largest transport infrastructure project – does not display on its map.”
The West Australian: Google Shifts Norseman. “A Google Maps glitch left tourists from Victoria scratching their heads when they arrived in the mining town of Norseman, only for the app to tell them they still had another 142km to go. According to Google, the small town, 200km south of Kalgoorlie-Boulder on the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway, is […]