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This literally has nothing to do with Google. As shitty as Google is, it's entirely the city and the driver's fault.
Let's get this straight.
Google publishes maps that are inaccurate. They were informed of the inaccuracies multiple times, yet did nothing. Subsequently, someone died following their incorrect maps that they couldn't be bothered to fix — despite the fact that a fucked bridge is clearly potentially super dangerous.
And you think this has "literally nothing" to do with Google?
Are you a shareholder or something? That's some hardcore corporate arse-kissing, imo.
Lol I think the driver with fucking eyeballs should see they're driving off of a bridge. The maps on Google is literally irrelevant. Not once does your comment suggest they're somehow a conscious human being that has eyes and should be looking where they drive.
Maps don't have to be right for you to know that maybe you should actually look forward when you're driving, but apparently expecting basic ass human autonomy is being a corporate share holder, what a joke. The driver is responsible for their safety, they're the one's controlling the vehicle. GPS navigation is a suggestion on where to go, not the final verdict which you for some reason think it is.
Lol I think the driver with fucking eyeballs should see they're driving off of a bridge. The maps on Google is literally irrelevant. Not once does your comment suggest they're somehow a conscious human being that has eyes and should be looking where they drive.
Maps don't have to be right for you to know that maybe you should actually look forward when you're driving, but apparently expecting basic ass human autonomy is being a corporate share holder, what a joke.
The driver is responsible for their safety, they're the one's controlling the vehicle. GPS navigation is a suggestion on where to go, not the final verdict which you for some reason think it is. Did you think the driver just saw the road, put his hands up and think, "Well shit, Maps says to drive off this cliff, I guess I have to!"
When you are using any sort of navigation app, do you believe the navigation is the final verdict? That if it tells you to drive off a cliff that you have to? If you disagree, then you agree that it's not Google Maps at fault here. That's why that logic is dumb as hell. The maps provider is completely irrelevant, and so is the map being correct or not.
My Google Maps didn't tell me that there was road under construction and to merge into a lane. So I guess I should've just gunned it and run everyone over then, makes sense.
Yeah and that's irrelevant. If a navigation app you you to drive off a bridge, would you? If no, then you agree I'm right lol. I don't understand the mental gymnastics.
You can keep thinking I'm simping for corps, but that makes literally no sense. The same would hold true if they were running OSMAnd~ or Organic Maps. Map provider is literally irrelevant.