Couple suing Google Maps after it sent them to a notorious crime hotspot where they were brutally attacked and robbed at gunpoint::A Los Angeles couple filed a lawsuit against Google Maps for allegedly navigating them to a notorious South African crime neighborhood where tourists are left ‘injured, maimed or dead.’
I hope they get a good payout. Google’s software gave them dangerous directions even though authorities had warned Google about what was repeatedly happening. Waze warns drivers about dangerous conditions including road sections where accidents are statically more likely. Google has the capability and obligation to advise motorists on the objective, relative crime risk of every route suggestion.