Driver Goes Off a Ramp After Following GPS Navigation on Closed Bridge
31 Jan 2024, 18:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Blindly trusting GPS navigation once again has serious consequences, as a driver went off a ramp and over a median as he was following the sat-nav
This Guy Followed a Navigation App on an Unpaved Muddy Road, And You Can Guess the Rest
26 Jan 2024, 13:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Yet another victim of navigation apps: a sat-nav system sent a couple to a narrow track road, with the vehicle eventually stuck
Driver Following Sat-Nav Ends Up in the Middle of a Mexican Gang War, Shot at 16 Times
5 Jan 2024, 05:55 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It's not easy to use the likes of Google Maps: a driver relying on sat-nav to find a destination was sent to a dangerous route
Google Maps Competitor Says Built-in Navigation Adoption Will Skyrocket
22 Oct 2023, 16:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / TomTom, whose reported revenue failed to meet analyst expectations, claims the adoption of built-in navigation will grow fast
Driver Gets Car Stuck on Narrow Footpath, Rescuer Considered Cutting Into the Vehicle
8 Oct 2023, 11:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / An American tourist followed the sat-nav to find a destination, eventually getting the car stuck on a super-narrow footpath
Motorhome Driver Learns a Very Important Lesson About the Likes of Google Maps
29 Sep 2023, 22:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A motorhome driver ended up stuck on a narrow road in Cornwall (UK) after following sat-nav software to find the destination
Woman Drives Down Police Station Stairs, She Blames GPS, Police Blame Alcohol
5 May 2022, 12:56 UTC · By: Monica Coman / The GPS is a great invention, taking you from point A to point B. But they can make mistakes and they can't be used as an excuse for poor driving
Taxi Driver Follows Sat-Nav's Shortcut, Gets Stuck on Rocky Hillside, Abandons Car
11 Mar 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Monica Coman / We rely on technology a lot nowadays, but this taxi driver followed a “smart” sat-nav which took him straight up a rocky hillside
Drivers Blame Sat-Nav for Fines Received After Ignoring Dozen Signs, Colored Road Markings
4 Nov 2021, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Drivers in Swindon claim it’s the navigation app the one that causes them to get multiple fines after entering a bus-only lane
Truck Driver Who Trusted His GPS Gets Stuck on Railroad Crossing, Crash Unavoidable
23 Oct 2021, 21:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tractor-trailer driver ignores road signs and trusts his GPS navigation blindly, eventually gets stuck on railroad crossing with an Amtrack train approaching
Woman Drives Hyundai i10 Into Water Because That’s Where the Sat-Nav Told Her to Go
10 Oct 2021, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fortunately, the local police managed to pull the vehicle to safety, not after some water got inside, possibly ruining that ambitious Hyundai
Drivers Regularly Scream at Their Sat-Navs, Still Prefer a Road Map
14 Aug 2018, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Poll reveals younger drivers prefer to rely on technology, while older ones go for the tried-and-tested road maps. Neither would ask for directions from a stran
Quantum Compass to Revolutionize Sat-Nav Systems of Tomorrow
19 May 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Scientists from the British Ministry of Defense are working hard on a sci-fi gizmo called a 'quantum compass', said to phase out the global positioning system widely used by drivers, smart...
TomTom Picks Most Congested Cities in Europe and the US
17 Oct 2012, 07:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While congestion may be a general problem, faced by pretty much all major cities around the world, in some places, the problem is considerably more severe than in others. Drivers and commuters are h...
Number of Sat-Nav Systems to Quadruple by 2019
13 Jul 2012, 13:18 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Sat-nav systems have been slowly gaining popularity in recent years, as the technology has become less cumbersome and less expensive, it is becoming more accessible to more people. According to a st...
Volkswagen Introduces RNS NaviLock
17 Dec 2010, 11:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nothing can be worse then coming to your car on a cold winter morning to discover it has been broken into. You have glass all over your leather seat, you're going to be late for work, but worst...
TomTom Lifetime Map Updates Available in North America
31 Mar 2010, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Navigation solutions provider TomTom announced yesterday the availability of the Lifetime Map Updates and Lifetime Traffic Updates, two features which will allow users to get both up-to-date maps, a...
Audi A8 to Feature MMI Plus Nav-System
15 Feb 2010, 12:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the market release scheduled for November this year, all that German carmaker Audi has to do until then is keep the interest in the vehicle at the highest possible levels. It that note, from ti...
Sat-Nav to Receive ISO Standard
12 Feb 2010, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As GPS and satellite navigation systems used in cars get more and more common, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has decided to start the work on a global standard to be appli...
Sat-navs Increase Railway Damage
14 Jan 2009, 16:12 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Satellite-navigation devices are extremely useful in showing the way to drivers but apparently they are also responsible for causing millions of pounds worth of damage to Britain's railway infr...