Death Prompts Family to Sue Google for Negligence over Bad Map Directions

The local government should be responsible before Google is. Plus he could have looked out the windscreen while driving to see what was in front of him.

Despite the title, Google is not being sued "over bad map directions". Google is being sued because Google allegedly failed to take corrective action after being advised on multiple occasions that it was giving directions to the public that was creating a safety hazard and dangerous condition.

It is alleged that the deceased died when his vehicle proceeded to cross a bridge, as directed by Google maps, that had collapsed 9 years previously and was no longer present. His vehicle dropped 20 feet into the water below and he drowned. It is alleged that over the 9 years after the bridge collapsed (and was never restored), Google was advised on multiple occasions of the fact the bridge was gone and to correct the danger created by its maps, and failed to ever do so.

I obviously have no idea how accurate the alleged facts are. Nor do I have any idea why the driver was unable to ascertain the danger ahead, although I note that it is alleged that no barriers, signs, or other precautionary warnings were put in place to protect and alert the driving public.

I'm simply commenting to point out that the title is misleading and makes it sound as though Google is being sued for having an inaccurate map, when in fact the lawsuit is all about a failure to rectify a safety issue after multiple warnings.

Lastly, we aren't provided with any facts that would enable any intelligent discussion regarding the responsibility of anyone else, whether that be the driver or whomever had responsibility for the conditions on the ground - other than the apparent absence of any effort to blockade or warn of the missing bridge.

"Stop in the distance you can see"

Also, "watch where you're going".

There's too much technology in cars and people are paying less attention to the 6 foot screen than they do to the 6 inch one.

This will always result in tragedy.

"Driver aids" give a false sense of security to steering wheel attendants. You're there to DRIVE a car, not monitor (or not) the car while it drives itself.