Tech company faces negligence lawsuit after Philip Paxson died from driving off a North Carolina bridge destroyed years ago

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  • ExLisper@linux.communityOP
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, suing google makes as much sense as suing the car maker for not making the car fly.

    • starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      No??? It’s perfectly reasonable to sue Google here, considering locals had been asking the company to update the map for nigh on ten years. It’s negligence on their part at that point. When it’s dark and raining, you can and should expect that your GPS won’t lead you across a bridge that collapsed last decade.

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        1 year ago

        I would agree if the purpose of GPS navigation was to allow you to drive with all your windows covered. It’s not. When you’re driving and can’t see what’s in front of you (because you’re blinded by something, because there’s fog, because it raining hard or because Batman is throwing smoke bombs) you have to slow down appropriately or stop entirely if necessary. I can understand following GPS indications and getting stuck in some mud but not falling of a bridge. If you don’t see the rode in front of you: stop.

        • lustrum@sh.itjust.works
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          1 year ago

          There can be some culpability in Google’s direction, it doesn’t have to be all the blame.

          It’s absolutely negligent of Google to suggest that route after been informed multiple times over 10 years the bridge is collapsed.

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        The expectation of safety should be on the local authorities. Clearly marking that the bridge is unsafe to drive over with signs and blocking off the area. While google should have marked it as an inaccessible route, it’s the local authorities that should be looking out for the safety of drivers in that situation.