GPS Leads To a Dead End … Almost Literally

By Michael Santo
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

Nothing’s perfect. Thinking of mapping software, and getting directions, I remember when MapQuest first came out, I thought it was great. But it would occasionally lead me to a dead end, or in a circle to get somewhere. Or take me a way that I later discovered was really a lot more complicated than it needed to be. Don’t get me wrong; it’s still not perfect. But at least it’s never led me to a cliff, like the Smartnav GPS units in England appear to be doing.

Drivers going to the village of Crackpot are routed onto a dirt road that ends in a 100 foot drop. While no one has actually tumbled down the cliff yet, several apparently have come perilously close. Source: TG Daily

We Say: No, that’s not a joke, the town is really named Crackpot, though it used to be called Crakepot. At any rate, this reminds me of the fact that all software has bugs, and what you hope is that the bug isn’t a critical one … and in this case it most certainly could be if your brakes aren’t good!