Google is being sued after bad map directions led a man to his death

A series of errors with Google Maps directions at the core ultimately led to a man dying after driving over a collapsed bridge — and his family is suing.
The collapsed Snow Creek bridge has now been barricaded. (Source; Hickory Daily Record)The collapsed Snow Creek bridge has now been barricaded. (Source; Hickory Daily Record)
When Apple first replaced Google Maps with its own Apple Maps, the service was ridiculed for its errors, and it has taken years to bring it up to par. But a new lawsuit has highlighted the dangers of all mapping technology, as Google is accused of causing a death by its failure to accurately update its maps.

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